"backslapper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: backslappers [plural]
Etymology: From backslap + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|backslap|er|id2=agent noun}} backslap + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} backslapper (plural backslappers)
  1. One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such as vigorous hand clasping, back-slapping, hearty words of greeting, etc. Synonyms: sycophant (english: always pejorative) Translations (person who is overly showy with their affections): axlaklappari [masculine] (Icelandic), mjög viðkunnanlegur maður (note: of a man) [masculine] (Icelandic), mjög viðkunnanleg kona (note: of a woman) [feminine] (Icelandic), yfirmáta kumpánalegur maður (note: of a man) [masculine] (Icelandic), yfirmáta kumpánaleg kona (note: of a woman) [feminine] (Icelandic), ryggdunkare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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