fist bump
noun
: a gesture in which two people bump their fists together (as in greeting or celebration)
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Extending your hand also gives people options, like a brief clasp or a fist bump.
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Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The future of car buying might just include a handshake or even a fist bump from a robot.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
Starr greeted me with a light fist bump, in keeping with his hypervigilance about avoiding germs.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Admittedly, their dorky little fist bump is kind of cute.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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Catherine Pearson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The future of car buying might just include a handshake or even a fist bump from a robot.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
Starr greeted me with a light fist bump, in keeping with his hypervigilance about avoiding germs.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Admittedly, their dorky little fist bump is kind of cute.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fist bump
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“Fist bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fist%20bump. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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