Usually means: Gesture of encouragement or approval.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. pat on the back: Merriam-Webster
  2. pat on the back: Collins English Dictionary
  3. pat-on-the-back, pat on the back: Wiktionary
  4. pat on the back: Dictionary.com
  5. Pat on the back: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. pat on the back: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pat on the back: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pat on the back: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pat on the back: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (pat on the back)

noun:  (idiomatic) Praise, congratulations.
verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To praise or congratulate.

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