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backscratching

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary

backscratching /ˈbakˌskraCHiNG, ˈbækˌskrætʃɪŋ /
noun the mutual providing of favors or services, especially when the legitimacy of such dealings is doubtful:
the friendship thrives on little more than mutual backscratching.