fist bump

noun

: a gesture in which two people bump their fists together (as in greeting or celebration)
fist-bump verb

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The clip of his final seconds before walking out in front of the cameras showed him sharing a fist bump with Iron Man alum Robert Downey Jr. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025 He was transported from Bledsoe County Correctional Complex and arrived minutes before 9 a.m. wearing large, black-rimmed glasses and cuffed at the hands and ankles, smiling to the large crowd in the gallery and sharing a fist bump with Gichner. Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 3 July 2024 Moments later, pitcher Mason Adams walked over and gave a fist bump to the new Chicago White Sox manager. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025 In July 2022, Biden was criticized for visiting Saudi Arabia and giving MBS fist bump. Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fist bump

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fist bump was in 1996

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“Fist bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fist%20bump. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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fist bump

noun
: a gesture in which two people bump their fists together (as in greeting or celebration)
fist-bump verb
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