back-pat
back-pat noun: synonym of pat on the back.
Noun
back-pat (plural back-pats)
- Synonym of pat on the back.
- It was also a back-pat to the NRA, which had already successfully lobbied the administration to amend its stay-at-home guidance to include gun stores within the exceptions for essential businesses.2020 April 26, Harry Litman, “Beaten Red-and-Blue”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXIX, number 22, page A13
- He’s earned all the best back-pats from all the greasiest palms in Tallahassee and beyond.2020 August 2, Andy Marlette, “Does RPOF have Dosev Derangement Syndrome?”, in Pensacola News Journal, volume 132, number 215, page 4F
- Synonyms:
- pat on the back
Verb
back-pat (third-person singular simple present back-pats, present participle back-patting, simple past and past participle back-patted)
- Synonym of pat on the back.
- Barney has always back-patted himself that he is without an equal on the dirt track.1911 February 19, “The Auto Racers”, in The Sun, volume CXLVIII, number 95, Baltimore, Md., part 2, page 1, column 4
- Listed at six feet and 189 pounds, Chase has been back-patted for the turnaround.2014 September 22, Scott Cruickshank, “Chase turns career around”, in Calgary Herald, Calgary, Alta., page D5, column 2
- Synonyms:
- pat on the back
Examples of back-pat in a sentence
- First back-pat was for the confirmation of over 200 conservative federal district judges and two conservative Supreme Court justices: Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.2020 September 17, Brad Molnar, “Vice President Pence in Montana: Stumped for Trump and Daines; A perspective”, in The Laurel Outlook...
- Garner glad-handed and back-patted other Broncos fans who strolled by, offering them free food and drink.2017 December 11, Kyle Nemwan, “Long skid takes toll on overall crowd size”, in The Daily Sentinel, volume 125, number 22, Grand Junction...
Synonyms of back-pat
Forms of back-pat
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | back-pats |
| alternative form | back pat |
| alternative form | backpat |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | back-pats |
| present participle | back-patting |
| past participle | back-patted |
| past | back-patted |
Words formed from back-pat
Questions about back-pat
- What does back-pat mean?
- Back-pat means synonym of pat on the back.
- How do you use back-pat in a sentence?
- First back-pat was for the confirmation of over 200 conservative federal district judges and two conservative Supreme Court justices: Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.
- What part of speech is back-pat?
- Back-pat can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of back-pat?
- The plural of back-pat is back-pats.
Words near back-pat in the dictionary
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