fist pump

[fist puhmp]

noun

Informal.

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

Other Word Forms

• fist-pump verb (used with or without object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of fist pump¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Warrican finally had the batter caught out at long-on with his left-arm spin for his third wicket and celebrated with a fist pump.

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Their spinners were superb again - claiming 9-116 in 37.4 overs - but familiar frailties emerged with the bat and the sight of coach Charlotte Edwards laughing and celebrating Knight's third reprieve with a double fist pump in the changing room was a curious one.

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The back will depict the famous fist pump pose from his 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, along with the words “fight, fight, fight.”

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Hugo Ekitike was the last Liverpool player off the pitch at Anfield with a fist pump to The Kop as they chanted the name of their new cult hero.

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The first called third strike came in the fifth inning, when Pawol used a fist pump when calling out Miami’s Kyle Stowers on a pitch that was close to the edge of the plate.

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