fist bump
noun
: a gesture in which two people bump their fists together (as in greeting or celebration)
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Rolling down his window, our driver slowed to greet friends with a fist bump and tap of his heart.
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Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
In a moment of solidarity, the show’s Black co-host proudly reached over to give him a fist bump.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Jelly came down from the stage to fist bump and high five many of the onlookers as well as sign a few homemade t-shirts and pieces of paper the inmates brought with them to the yard.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States and Xander Schauffele of the United States fist bump on the first green during a practice round prior to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 10, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
In a moment of solidarity, the show’s Black co-host proudly reached over to give him a fist bump.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Jelly came down from the stage to fist bump and high five many of the onlookers as well as sign a few homemade t-shirts and pieces of paper the inmates brought with them to the yard.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States and Xander Schauffele of the United States fist bump on the first green during a practice round prior to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort on June 10, 2024 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fist bump
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“Fist bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fist%20bump. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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