fist pump

[ fist-puhmp ]

/ ˈfɪst ˌpʌmp /

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a gesture of enthusiasm, victory, etc., in which one raises a fist and thrusts the forearm quickly and forcefully forward or downward.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1980–85

fist-pump

[fist-puhmp] /ˈfɪstˌpʌmp/ verb (used with or without object)

Morsell looks for his parents in the stands before the game and acknowledges his dad with a subtle fist pump.
Darryl Morsell’s parents attended his first 97 Maryland games. The pandemic ended the streak.|Emily Giambalvo|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
Slow Motion Tiger Jump, a Tornado at the Rose Bowl and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The former believed in the role of the state as a provider, while the latter favored an iron fist approach to governance.
How WWI Produced the Holocaust|J.P. O’Malley|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Last year he lunged at me with his fist and threatened to kill me again.
I Was Pregnant When He Hit Me. Here's #WhyIStayed.|Anonymous|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some are homes and some are pump houses, and you can only tell the difference when you see human silhouettes scurry on rooftops.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Black Panther and The Runaways are other projects on the horizon.
Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the World|Marlow Stern|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He shut his fist and hit Butterface a weak but well intended right-hander on the nose.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Aristide picked it up and began to dance and shake his fist at the invisible police.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
She took to staring out across the grounds again, and one hand drew up slowly till it was doubled into a tight-shut little fist.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The formula would be: “The pump invented—Drain a well ,” or Water raised in a hollow.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
There was a picture of Madame Lebrun with Robert as a baby, seated in her lap, a round-faced infant with a fist in his mouth.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin