back-pattingn.

Brit.

/ˈbakpatɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbækˌpædɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back- comb. form, patting n.

Etymology: < back- comb. form + patting n., after a pat on the back at pat n.¹ 2b.

The action of patting someone on the back (literally or figuratively), as a gesture or expression of approval or congratulation.Cf. to pat on the back at pat v.¹ 5, back-slapping adj. and n.

ΚΠ

1839 Age 10 Mar. 76/2 The support and back-patting of Mr. O'Connell.

1975 W. Safire Before Fall vi. v. 436 His American political habit of ‘pressing the flesh’—punching an arm, squeezing, backpatting.

2014 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 27 Nov. There was much mutual back-patting about ‘making a good start’ and ‘getting it right’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	back-patting
释义	back-pattingn. Brit. /ˈbakpatɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbækˌpædɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back- comb. form, patting n. Etymology: < back- comb. form + patting n., after a pat on the back at pat n.¹ 2b. The action of patting someone on the back (literally or figuratively), as a gesture or expression of approval or congratulation.Cf. to pat on the back at pat v.¹ 5, back-slapping adj. and n. ΚΠ 1839 Age 10 Mar. 76/2 The support and back-patting of Mr. O'Connell. 1975 W. Safire Before Fall vi. v. 436 His American political habit of ‘pressing the flesh’—punching an arm, squeezing, backpatting. 2014 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 27 Nov. There was much mutual back-patting about ‘making a good start’ and ‘getting it right’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1839
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