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单词 backslap
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backslapn.

Brit. /ˈbakslap/, U.S. /ˈbækˌslæp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back n.1, slap n.1
Etymology: < back n.1 + slap n.1 In sense 2 after back-slapping adj. and n.
1. A retaliatory slap, a return blow; (frequently figurative) an abrupt and ungracious rebuff; a sharp retort. Now rare.
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the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > a denial or refusal > rebuff
rebuff1582
affrontment1611
backslap1828
marching orders1856
a slap in (or on) the face, in the eye, on the wrist1861
rebuffal1887
a smack in the face1895
brush1941
brush-off1941
a smack in the eye1941
1828 M. Banim Croppy II. 215 The woman is batin' him; why don't you give her some o' the back-slaps?
1871 W. S. Trench Ierne II. 61 Prevented crime..very often goes for nothing, or one only gets a back-slap in the face from the authorities as if there had been no real danger.
1917 Machinists' Monthly Jrnl. June 485 No longer came hilarious back-slaps. Every member grew to realize the seriousness of his work.
2. A friendly slap on the back, esp. as a gesture of greeting, solidarity, or congratulation.
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1895 Longman's Mag. Dec. 365/1 To see him..alight from a hansom in motion and accost a friend with a terrible back-slap.
1917 A. Chapman Out where West Begins 54 It's handshake and backslap and howdy, And draw to the fire, old pal.
1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 8 Nov. dc 10 The anti-slapping forces say the back slaps at best waste valuable time and at worst exacerbate the choking.
1991 M. Amis Time's Arrow vii. 161 His smile was a good commentary on the occasion; ditto the painfully explosive backslaps delivered by his many new menfriends.
2000 Mayo News 5 July (Mayo Sport section) 10/2 A thunderous shower of backslaps awaited the Knockmore infantry which trooped of James Stephens' Park on Sunday evening.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

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back-slap
back-slap v. [as a back-formation.]
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the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > be sociable [verb (intransitive)] > act in agreeable spirit > indulge in back-slapping
back-slap1935
1935 S. Lewis It can't happen Here ix. 90 He grinned and knee-patted and back-slapped.
extracted from back-slappingadj.n.
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n.1828
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