Definition of fist pump
: 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
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McIlroy embraced being the villain at Hazeltine, Reed revved up the crowd with fist pumps, and Reed ultimately won the match.
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Then, as Gibson stood in front of the mound to throw out the first pitch, his catcher Orel Hershiser requested that the 50,000 or so fans do the fist pumps, and everyone complied, a stadium wonderfully full of waving arms.
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On that last pitch, right-hander Paul Voelker, who served as the Tigers’ de-facto closer this spring on many occasions, let out a fist pump after striking out the final batter of the game looking.
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In the third quarter Saric let out a jumping fist pump that was well deserved and greatly appreciated.
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Woods himself could have used a fist pump or two Sunday to rally from a five-shot deficit entering Sunday.
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Meetings frequently are interrupted by clapping, laughter and fist pumps.
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Everyone is doing a fist pump to hear Tiger Woods will play The Valspar Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March.
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Svi Mykhailiuk makes a three, Self fist pumps, then is emphatic with a final motion on the sideline.
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First Known Use of fist pump
1981
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