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
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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.
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Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Bo Bichette’s fist pump revealed the magnitude of the moment.
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Will Sammon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Tillis punctuated every strikeout with an ear-piercing scream and fist pump.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Rai put an exclamation point on his championship day with a birdie putt on 17 from nearly 70 feet, which only elicited a subtle fist pump from the stoic Englishman.
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Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Bo Bichette’s fist pump revealed the magnitude of the moment.
—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Tillis punctuated every strikeout with an ear-piercing scream and fist pump.
—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Rai put an exclamation point on his championship day with a birdie putt on 17 from nearly 70 feet, which only elicited a subtle fist pump from the stoic Englishman.
—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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“Fist pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fist%20pump. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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