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Meaning of back-patty | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Self-congratulatory or self-aggrandizing.

idiomatic

Examples

“We can all start⟳ off feeling back-patty and warm with our secret selves, having identified a literary allusion.”
“But before we get⟳ all back-patty about our leaps and bounds in the progress⟳ of human endeavor, it is worth remembering that the world of science can seem extraordinarily backward when it comes to those with two X chromosomes.”
“So what's got me feeling mildly smug and back-patty today?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

back-stabbing back-stabby back-to-back back-to-back-to-back back-to-school backable

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