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backslapper - definition and meaning
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noun profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie , such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc.
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With the possible exception of Crist, it would be hard to find a southern governor who is not a woolhat wingnut professional backslapper .
Matthew Yglesias » Phil Bredesen Joins Forces With Dixie Wingnuts to Stick it to the Unemployed 2009
Another industry backslapper with music content that would not even grace an elevator. yet another plot to keep our airwaves free of rock and roll.
Brit awards 2011: Take That win best British group 21 years after their debut 2011
February 24th, 2009 at 3: 23 pm it would be hard to find a southern governor who is not a woolhat wingnut professional backslapper .
Matthew Yglesias » Phil Bredesen Joins Forces With Dixie Wingnuts to Stick it to the Unemployed 2009
I wondered what he would think about having me as his backslapper .
She’s So Dead to Us Kieran Scott 2010
Over the weekend Annie had helped me land a job at CVS, where she worked, and I would spend my entire first paycheck on Jake if it would prove to Faith and the rest of them that I could still be a good backslapper .
She’s So Dead to Us Kieran Scott 2010
Barbour, the Southern backslapper and former lobbyist who has been governor of Mississippi since 2005, has allies everywhere, especially in the South.
GOP 2012 2010
He's not a backslapper , and some of his problems in Aspen may come from a lingering homophobia aimed in his general direction.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Good Guy Finally Wins At Aspen Music Fest 2010
Maybe whoever was your backslapper last year slapped more than your back, but I was just doing my job.
She’s So Dead to Us Kieran Scott 2010
The word on him, as this Politico story says, is that he's "a serious wonk," which makes him a counterpoint to John Boehner, "a backslapper who loves golf and socializes with his friends."
Is Eric Cantor a policy wonk? 2010
He's not a backslapper , and some of his problems in Aspen may come from a lingering homophobia aimed in his general direction.
Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Good Guy Finally Wins At Aspen Music Fest 2010
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