Synonyms for back-slapping


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bak-slap-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbækˌslæp ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for back-slapping Other synonyms for the word back-slapping

Définition of back-slapping

  • As in convivial : adj fun-loving
  • As in hearty : adj energetic, enthusiastic
Example sentences :
  • Isn't the thing he lacks the back-slapping jocosity that passes for humor here?
  • Extract from : « Main Street » by Sinclair Lewis
  • Only the Governor's back-slapping mediation had allowed them to reach a politically stable relationship.
  • Extract from : « A Mixture of Genius » by Arnold Castle
  • Such hand-shaking and back-slapping and outcries of honest pleasure as greeted him!
  • Extract from : « Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North » by Fullerton Waldo
  • Here happened that accident of the back-slapping so frequently alluded to by her ladyship.
  • Extract from : « All Sorts and Conditions of Men » by Walter Besant
  • Loud, back-slapping men, gabbling endlessly about baseball players.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken

Antonyms for back-slapping

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