| 单词 | backslapper |
| 释义 | backslapper (once / 231752 pages) n A backslapper is someone who's overly excited about congratulating you. Sometimes a backslapper's enthusiasm seems insincere or exaggerated. If you're a backslapper, you go out of your way to offer hearty compliments or effusive good wishes to other people, especially if you want to impress them. Some people criticize Hollywood for being a culture of backslappers who endlessly compliment each other. The word comes from the custom of literally patting or slapping someone's back as a way of congratulating or encouraging them. WORD FAMILYbackslapper: backslappers+/backslap: backslapped, backslapper, backslapping, backslaps USAGE EXAMPLESIn public, Rutherford can seem cerebral and guarded, particularly for a politician, a species overcrowded with serial backslappers. Washington Post(Jul 28, 2015) A former speaker of the Knesset—like Netanyahu, he is a member of the Likud—he was a clubhouse pol, a backslapper, a vote trader. The New Yorker(Nov 10, 2014) John was described in court as a hard-drinking, womanizing, brash backslapper. New York Times(Jul 12, 2014) n someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality Hyper enthusiast, partisan, partizan an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity |
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