Noun

right back (plural right backs)Category:English lemmas#RIGHTBACKCategory:English nouns#RIGHTBACKCategory:English countable nouns#RIGHTBACKCategory:English multiword terms#RIGHTBACKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#RIGHTBACKCategory:Pages with entries#RIGHT%20BACKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#RIGHT%20BACK

1. (soccerCategory:en:Football (soccer)#RIGHTBACK) A defender who normally plays on the right side of the field.

See also

• centre back, center back
• left back

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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1. (slangCategory:English slang#RIGHTBACK) Synonym of back at you.
   • 2024 February 4, “Celine Dion makes SHOCK appearance at Grammys 2024 amid battle with incurable stiff-person syndrome - as she presents historic award to tearful Taylor Swift”, in dailymail.co.uk‎:

     Thank you, all! I love you right back.

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Adverb

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1. In an immediate or quick return to an original position.

   You come right back here this instant!Category:English terms with usage examples#RIGHTBACK

   We're right back where we started from.Category:English terms with usage examples#RIGHTBACK

2. In direct reciprocation or repayment of an action or gesture; in kind.
   • 1974, Adele Wiseman, chapter 4, in Crackpot, →ISBN, page 79:

     And just to test them out, when those boys asked her again if she'd take them in her shed she teased them right back, “Sure, if you guys want to clean up my stable it's okay by me! I'll come and inspect!”

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   • 2008, Robyn Freedman Spizman, Mark Johnston, chapter 6, in The Secret Agents Strike Back, →ISBN, page 27:

     As much as Kyle pretended to ignore her, she pretended to ignore him right back.

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