Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bak pat]
- /bæk pæt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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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