The act of giving someone insincere praise or false flattery; or describing something as characterized by false friendliness and exaggerated praise.
Present participle of 'backslap,' functioning as both a noun describing the action and an adjective describing the quality of being overly flattering or false.
The phrase 'backslapping politics' became so common in American journalism that it's almost a cliché—but it perfectly describes how some politicians win votes through charm rather than actual policies.
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