Meaning of backpat | Babel Free
Definitions
Noun. [B1]
Examples
“No backpats are handed out and no compliments.”
“We are actually just re-creating the reassuring backpats our mothers gave us when we were babies; one of our hands symbolically represents the performer’s back while our other hand pats our approval into it.[…]Even the British Royal Wave⟳ and the Papal Wave⟳ are backpats, symbolic reassurances directed at large, anxious and, presumably, infantile crowds.”
“Kathe Rafferty is getting backpats and bouquets from pals learning that she has put⟳ out a shingle for hew new firm, Corporate Presence, purveying such services as publicity, event planning and fund-raising.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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