Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of backhander.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word back-hander.

Examples

  • But I particularly liked the way he handled his disappointment with a back-hander to the young man.

    CATCHING THE BIG ONE • by Morley Young 2009

  • As a MOP I was originally in two minds about the incident: the copper appears to have given the gobby soap dodger a heavy back-hander when perhaps a shove back, or drawing his ASP in a very obvious manner, might have been a better solution.

    Diversity In Action (or ‘inaction’ if you prefer) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • It didn't help that the first shot he faced went in 70 seconds in, when Teemu Selanne scored on a back-hander after waltzing in alone following defenseman Toni Lydman's turnover.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • He hit me a back-hander that sent me sprawling on the straw, then leaned down to drag me to my feet.

    THE NUMBERS 2010

  • The rookie scored on a back-hander at 3: 02 of the first.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • DiPietro kept it tied shortly after the Islanders 'fourth failed power play of the night when he stretched out to block Thomas Vanek's spinning back-hander with his left pad.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • Washington stretched the lead to 4-2 when Laich beat goalie Ray Emery on a back-hander from his knees with 4: 15 left in the first period.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • He took a smooth pass by Milan Hejduk and made a nifty pivot to lift a back-hander over Backstrom.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • Barry must have known that attempting to kiss Abdallah's cheek would only have invited a back-hander, and that is why he chose the lesser of the two public evils, the obsequious humiliating bow rather than the servile slap in the face!

    John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009

  • Schneider opened the scoring with his 10th goal 53 seconds before the first intermission, completing an odd-man rush with a short back-hander past Legace's glove after Selanne found him cruising down the middle of the ice.

    USATODAY.com 2007

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.