backrub

English

Etymology

From back +‎ rub.

Noun

backrub (plural backrubs)

1. A massage of the back.
   • 2008 March 12, Julia Moskin, “Your Waiter Tonight... Will Be the Chef”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 January 2025:

     AT what point in the chef-diner relationship is it O.K. to offer a backrub?

Alternative forms

• back rub