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.

ΚΠ

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).

单词	backslap
释义	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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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). > as lemmas back-slap back-slap v. [as a back-formation.] ΘΚΠ 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. < n.1828 as lemmas
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backslapn.

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