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fist bump en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. The hitting together of two people's fists, as a greeting, in congratulations, or in celebration.
    • Perhaps this is what makes the fist bump so unique. Though simple in motion, its meaning is far more complicated. A fist bump can express emotions from anger and fear to excitement and joy. In any other context, a clenched fist would be perceived as hostile. 2008 June 5, M.J. Stephey, “A Brief History of the Fist Bump”, in Time, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2008:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fist-bump alternative lexicographic
fistbump alternative lexicographic
fist bumps Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

handshake · elbow bump

Relateds

fist pump

Synonyms

bones · terrorist fist jab

Translations (10)

de Fistbump (fist bump) · de Gettofaust (fist bump) · de Anfausten (fist bump) · es choque de puños (fist bump) · de Faustgruß (fist bump) · eo pugnokarambolo (fist bump) · fi nyrkkitervehdys (fist bump) · hu ökölpacsi (fist bump) · ko 주먹 인사 (fist bump) · pl żółwik (fist bump)

fist bump en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To hit one's fists together.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fist bumping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fistbump alternative lexicographic
fist-bump alternative lexicographic
fist bumps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fist bumped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fist bumped Tense=Past lexicographic

Translations (5)

eo pugnokaramboli (hit one's fists together) · es chocar los puños (hit one's fists together) · es chocárselo (hit one's fists together) · es chocarlos (hit one's fists together) · de anfausten (hit one's fists together)