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back rub



NOUN
rubdown
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It’s a part of his image that the Onion has since homed in on, with headlines such as “Biden campaign concerned after candidate gives unsolicited back rub to coat rack.”

From Washington Post Mar. 9, 2020

But Merkel and Bush got along, and their unlikely friendship was captured for the cameras when Bush gave her a back rub at a G-8 summit.

From The New Yorker Dec. 17, 2018

Hill also gave a staffer a two-minute back rub, which made her uncomfortable, the memo states.

From Seattle Times Jul. 5, 2018

Teachers knew which children needed a back rub to fall asleep and which wanted to hear a song.

From Slate Jun. 1, 2018

“You want a back rub? Sit up straight!”

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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