love tap

noun

Definition of love tap

: a gentle blow

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Later in the series, Stephenson decided to give James a love tap in the kisser. — Sean Smyth, BostonGlobe.com, "Brad Marchand isn’t the only athlete who’s found weird ways to psych out opponents," 6 May 2018 Trump's Monday love tap notwithstanding, McConnell, who couldn't get Senate Republicans to pass a repeal of Obamacare, has been the target of the president's ire and of Bannon's band of anti-establishment forces. — Jonathan Allen, NBC News, "Caught in a GOP Civil War, Trump Picks Both Sides," 16 Oct. 2017

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