shoulder pat 

A physical representation of the friend zone. If the person, male or female, does this to you, you no longer have any chance, a final nail in the coffin.

-"hey man did you ever get a date with Katie? "
-"Nah bro, she gave me the shoulder pat. "
-"It's happened to the best of us buddy."

shoulder pat by Josh Brolin July 14, 2015

Shoulder Pat 

Almost as comforting as a mother's touch when you have the flu but as awkward as a penguin trying to balance itself on your shoulder just moments before losing its balance while waddling on land. A Quote from a leadership book found inside the commander’s office, “Daily physical contacts with your subordinate builds a culture of trust within your formation. This includes high five, awkward side hugs, or a comforting shoulder pat.”

Larry: “How many shoulder pats gave y’all gotten?”
Kyle and Jeffrey: “Way too many to count.”
Sarah: “I haven’t gotten any.”

Shoulder Pat by Shoulder pat May 10, 2018

Awkward Shoulder Pat

When you have to pretend to feel sorry for someone, but you really don't, so you just give them the most awkward, non-comforting shoulder pat in the world.

"Joey told me he just broke up with his girlfriend. I always hated her, so I just gave him the Awkward Shoulder Pat."

Awkward Shoulder Pat by Skipmania April 29, 2010

sympathetic pat on shoulder 

A gesture that declares you a poor person stuck in an unforgivable hole that you cannot get out of and also implying that people watch you from afar, wishing they could help, wish your problems will subside, but will never do anything for you. Oh, well.

Guy 1: Dude, I just I'm failing two classes and I don't have time to be at work and at school.
Guy 2: Dude... I failed a class once. I was never good at P.E. *Sympathetic Pat on shoulder*

sympathetic pat on shoulder by MasterNaz February 9, 2014