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back-pat

noun back-pats · back pat · backpat

  1. 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.

    Similar: pat on the back

verb back-pats · back-patting · back-patted · back pat · backpat

  1. Synonym of pat on the back. Barney has always back-patted himself that he is without an equal on the dirt track.

    Similar: pat on the back

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@misc{back_pat_2026,
  title = {back-pat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/back-pat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}