fist bump
Americannoun
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Origin of fist bump
First recorded in 1995–2000
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Blake Snell is walking along one of the barriers giving every nearby fan — every one — a fist bump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2026
Taking a swipe at former President Joe Biden, who greeted the royal with a fist bump in 2022, Trump said, “I don’t care where that hand’s been, I grab that hand.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 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
The Vanderbeeker kids formed a tight circle and did a communal fist bump.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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