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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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