"pat-on-the-back" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pats-on-the-back [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|pats-on-the-back}} pat-on-the-back (plural pats-on-the-back)
  1. Alternative form of pat on the back Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pat on the back Synonyms: pat on the back
    Sense id: en-pat-on-the-back-en-noun-HEkM0yeL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pat-on-the-back meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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          "text": "\"A self-congratulatory apparatus having a simulated human hand carried on a pivoting arm suspended form shoulder supported member. The hand is manually swingable into and out of contact with the user's back to give an amusing or an important pat-on-the-back.\" (Abstract of U.S. patent 4,608,967 issued on September 2, 1986 http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&CC=US&NR=4608967A)"
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