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Examples
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I'm shoulder to shoulder with the strong and sturdy but none of us are gifted with the easy back-hand and weather resistance.
Not My Planet Teresa Cortez 2011
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You know them, the ones who can back-hand tragedy like Serena and Venus.
Not My Planet Teresa Cortez 2011
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The only “hand” that barfup ever got, was a back-hand upside the head.
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I like to think David Lynch would back-hand you for comparing this game to his film.
RapeLay: The Response SVGL 2009
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So many back-hand slaps disguised as consolation compliments.
Heron Dream Beate Sigriddaughter 2011
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I was particularly amused by this back-hand to the McCain-Palin circus in a New York Times LTE by William Ibershof:
Waldo Jaquith - A steady hand: Why voters are breaking for Obama. 2008
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They sent you a clue about these tools in the 80s, the help of this "back-hand".
Saturday morning rant (story v language) lili 2008
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(He's got a killer back-hand now, where there was none before.)
David Finkle: You Think You're Hurting, Andy R. What About Me? 2009
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Every item, even the early ones way back in the 70s, was preditory, a way to enhance boss:: This is the “back-hand” portion of the Situation.
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This is a way to minimize the help, maximize the "back-hand" (boss) and ensure few were receptive despite the god's pathological behavior spammed on the internet for the world to see.
This Lesbian Nonsense.... Newmania 2007
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