Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb backslap

1 sense of backslap

Sense 1
backslap -- (display excessive cordiality (towards); "he is always backslapping his colleagues at staff meetings")
       => act, behave, do -- (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people")