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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who backstabs.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of backstab form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

backbitingbackstabbybackstabbycalumnycharacter assassinationdefamation

Example

More examples

"The Scots seemed to be nice people at first, but they turned out to be backstabbing bastards."

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