Noah Webster
Pat
PAT, adjective Fit; convenient; exactly suitable either as to time or place. [Not an elegant word, but admissible in burlesque.]
PAT, adverb Fitly; conveniently.
PAT, noun A light quick blow or stroke with the fingers or hand.
PAT, verb transitive To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to tap.
Gay pats my shoulder and you vanish quite.