Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality
Examples
“Another industry backslapper with music content that would not even grace an elevator. yet another plot to keep our airwaves free of rock and roll.”
The Guardian: Brit awards 2011: Take That win best British group 21 years after their debut
“With the possible exception of Crist, it would be hard to find a southern governor who is not a woolhat wingnut professional backslapper.”
Matthew Yglesias » Phil Bredesen Joins Forces With Dixie Wingnuts to Stick it to the Unemployed
“February 24th, 2009 at 3: 23 pm it would be hard to find a southern governor who is not a woolhat wingnut professional backslapper.”
Matthew Yglesias » Phil Bredesen Joins Forces With Dixie Wingnuts to Stick it to the Unemployed
“Barbour, the Southern backslapper and former lobbyist who has been governor of Mississippi since 2005, has allies everywhere, especially in the South.”
“He's not a backslapper, and some of his problems in Aspen may come from a lingering homophobia aimed in his general direction.”
The Huffington Post: Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Good Guy Finally Wins At Aspen Music Fest
“The word on him, as this Politico story says, is that he's "a serious wonk," which makes him a counterpoint to John Boehner, "a backslapper who loves golf and socializes with his friends.”
“Over the weekend Annie had helped me land a job at CVS, where she worked, and I would spend my entire first paycheck on Jake if it would prove to Faith and the rest of them that I could still be a good backslapper.”
“I wondered what he would think about having me as his backslapper.”
“Maybe whoever was your backslapper last year slapped more than your back, but I was just doing my job.”
“Ed Rendell, "a loose-lipped, gregarious backslapper whose gaffe-prone ways only underscore his genuineness," according to reporter Brown.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘backslapper’.
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back phrases/hyphens/compounds
backache to backyard
back-ache, back-aching, back-acter, back-acting, back-answer, back-bar, back-basket, back beat, back-bias, back-blast, back-blowing, back-boiler and 342 more...
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Gapeseeds and Muckworms - Compound De...
A list of compound derogatory names such as gapeseed, muckworm and lickspittle. Your one-word contributions to this list are welcome.
See sionnach's list derogatory terms I should use ...gapeseed, muckworm, lickspittle, makeweight, bootlicker, backscratcher, apple-polisher, backslapper, brownnoser, rakeshame, yesman, freeloader and 293 more...
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WF - nominal compounds (figurative)
An extensive list I have been working on for quite some time. Feel free to add more of the kind if you miss any.
brainstorming, upside, downside, goldplating, bikeshedding, mudslinging, downgrading, headhunter, streamlining, mainstreaming, gerrymandering, frontloading and 503 more...
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Is it morning yet?
coterie, lexeme, counterbalance, forthright, pigtail, ponytail, french-braid, barrette, listless, counsel, sitting duck, dead duck and 268 more...
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