fist bump
noun
: a gesture in which two people bump their fists together (as in greeting or celebration)
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Fans approach to wish him happy birthday and give him a casual fist bump.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
But when the Watch What Happens Live host pitched a simple fist bump, the the two quickly shot it down.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Trump criticized Biden for the fist bump, too.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
In Paradise, Patel was photographed giving Gibson a fist bump.
—Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
But when the Watch What Happens Live host pitched a simple fist bump, the the two quickly shot it down.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Trump criticized Biden for the fist bump, too.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
In Paradise, Patel was photographed giving Gibson a fist bump.
—Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2025.
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