Pat on the back?
The crossword clue "Pat on the back?" is answered by BURP, a 4-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
BURP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BURP answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- COMPLIMENT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BURP
Every other clue in this collection answered by BURP, most used first.
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- Belch - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Dinner table faux pas - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Pat baby on the back - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Pat on the back, as a baby - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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