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back-patting

back-pat·ting
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak pat]
    • /bæk pæt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak pat]
    • /bæk pæt/

Definition of back-patting word

  • noun back-patting an act or instance of offering praise or congratulation: The winners indulged in a certain amount of mutual back-patting. 1

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Parts of speech for Back-patting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

back-patting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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