fist bump

noun

: a gesture in which two people bump their fists together (as in greeting or celebration)
fist-bump
ˈfist-ˌbəmp How to pronounce fist bump (audio)
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

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First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fist bump was in 1996

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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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