[U] (informal, often disapproving) the fact of giving sb help in return for help that they have given you, often in connection with sth that might be illegal
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is backscratching a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, backscratching is tagged as noun.
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