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Definition of backscratching noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

backscratching

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈbækˌskrætʃɪŋ//
 
[uncountable] (informal) (often disapproving)
 
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the fact of giving someone help in return for help that they have given you, often in connection with something that might be illegal
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