back-scratching
noun
back-scratch·ing
ˈbak-ˌskra-chiŋ 
: the reciprocal exchange of favors, services, assistance, or praise
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Though their business has recently gained traction and TikTok virality (a video of one of their express back-scratching services has 15 million views and counting), the Scratcher Girls are not an overnight success.
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Robinson later insisted the back-scratching request had happened.
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Anneke Knot, Allure, 6 Aug. 2025
Robinson later insisted the back-scratching request had happened.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2023
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“Back-scratching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-scratching. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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