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back-slappery

back-slappery noun: the act of patting oneself or someone else on the back.

Noun

back-slappery (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The act of patting oneself or someone else on the back.

Origin of back-slappery

From back slap + -ery.

Questions about back-slappery

What does back-slappery mean?
Back-slappery means the act of patting oneself or someone else on the back.
What part of speech is back-slappery?
Back-slappery is a noun.

Words near back-slappery in the dictionary

  1. back-seats
  2. back-side
  3. back-sides
  4. back-slang
  5. back-slangs
  6. back-slappery
  7. back-slapping
  8. back-spelling
  9. back-spotface
  10. back-stabbing
  11. back-stabby

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