backslappingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbækˌslæp.ɪŋ/us/ˈbækˌslæp.ɪŋ/a noisy expression of happiness and positive feelings, usually showing admiration for a shared success:
There was a party after the ceremony where much drinking and backslapping went on.
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Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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