fist bump

noun

Informal.

1. a gesture of greeting, friendship, triumph, etc., in which two people make a fist and bump each other's knuckles.

Other Word Forms

• fist-bump verb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fist bump¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

As the officers left without an apology, one offered a fist bump.

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“He definitely has the record for fist bumps as not a day goes by where Elias walks up with a fist bump and a smile saying, ‘Hello coach B!’”

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We walked by each other and half-laughed, touching crutches like a fist bump before he claimed me as his “sister.”

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Youssef said he was very happy and gave me a fist bump.

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After Air Force One landed in Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport — escorted by Saudi Arabian F-15s — Trump emerged, pumped his fist in the air then stepped off the plane on to a lavender carpet, where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeted him with a jovial, two-handed handshake — a contrast to the seemingly reluctant fist bump Salman once gave to his predecessor, President Biden.

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