ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Backpat

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Backpat is a noun meaning Alternative form of back-pat.

Meaning

Alternative form of back-pat.

Example Sentences

No backpats are handed out and no compliments.
Barney has always backpatted himself that he is without an equal on the dirt track.
For its smooth use of the Americanism “passing the buck,” we recently backpatted Desoutter, British maker of portable tools.
Every obscure clodhopper who stumbles to work at daybreak finds himself backpatted by a kompadre whom he has never seen before.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include back pat, back-slapping, backpocket, back-stop, backporch, backne.

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