fist pump

noun

: a celebratory gesture (as by a sports player) in which the fist is raised in front of the body and then quickly and vigorously drawn back

Examples of fist pump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kirby Smart punctuated the win with a fist pump, BOOM and cuss that would make even former Georgia co-defensive coordinator Will Muschamp laugh. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

After a two-out walk in the sixth, Swartzentruber made a mound visit and stuck with Kopercinski, who responded with an inning-ending strikeout and a fist pump. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

The fellow fan seemingly signaled so, as the heir to the throne clenched his hand into a festive fist pump. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026

Bo Bichette’s fist pump revealed the magnitude of the moment. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fist pump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• jump
• lump
• plump
• rump
• slump