elbow bump
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of elbow bump
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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Begin to reach out your hand, stop, look as if you just remembered something, then convert your movement to the elbow bump that is now becoming commonplace.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022
If you want, you can offer an alternative gesture of greeting, which could range from a fist bump, an elbow bump, a namaste gesture or the wai gesture of Thailand.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod elbow bump at the end of a joint news conference following meetings at the Danish Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 17, 2021.
From Reuters • May 30, 2021
The briefly popular elbow bump, for example, which pops up, usually with maximum self-consciousness, in some business contexts, never feels quite right.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2020
“How about an elbow bump instead? It’s hygienic and fun!”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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