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 After a flurry of splashing, measuring from one end of the pool to the next, Dressel poked his head out of the water, turned to the scoreboard and punctuated his stellar 50-meter freestyle with a fist pump. —

Rick Maese, Washington Post, 22 June 2024 Advertisement The right-hander, who was pitching independent-league ball in 2022, struck out Shohei Ohtani twice, punctuating his 60-pitch outing with a full windup and violent fist pump after whiffing the Dodgers slugger and National League home run leader with an 82-mph sweeper to end the fifth. —

Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024 The only glimmer of emotion is a rare fist pump, which was Knight’s signature move. —

Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024 Looking back at the five greatest games in the USC-Stanford football rivalry Sept. 8, 2023 What happened Saturday night made the redshirt junior break out in a wide smile and unleash a swinging fist pump. —

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for fist pump

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