Definition of "backslapping" [backslapping]

• Present participle of backslap. (verb)
• Action of the verb to backslap (noun)

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• "Would he have been justified in backslapping her across the face?"
• "What might have been missed amid the backslapping is the fact Paul has been known to the FBI for at least seven years and likely longer."
• "Senator and a sweetheart of a pal who purchased the lot next door at full price and sold him a chunk of it so he could have a back or side yard for the kids, we have the "greasing of palms" and the "backslapping" good old network Obama happily took part of."