fist bump
Americannoun
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fist bumps
plural
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Origin of fist bump
First recorded in 1995–2000
Example Sentences
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Dubois declined a fist bump in their first face-off in February and the hostility continued when they met again this week, with the verbal exchanges beginning within minutes.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The fist bump or elbow would create awkwardness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As the officers left without an apology, one offered a fist bump.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
We walked by each other and half-laughed, touching crutches like a fist bump before he claimed me as his “sister.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
“Yes!” she says, and surprises me with a fist bump.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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