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noun
An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, informal
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Synonyms: frisk, frisking
Antonyms: none provided
History
Deverbal from pat down.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
