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fistbump en · NOUN

Etymology

From fist + bump.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of fist bump.
    alt of fist bump
    • They parted with a fistbump and Hector turned for home. 2011, John Brewer, Multiplayer:
    • And what about the column inches generated by the congratulatory fistbump after Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008? 2012, Joanne Griffith, Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America:
    • She turned around and watched Collin and Rory do a double fistbump and slap each other's back. 2012, Mari Manning, Holding Out For a Hero:

Forms

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fistbumps Number=Plur lexicographic

fistbump en · VERB

Etymology

From fist + bump.

Meanings

  1. To bump fists in greeting or celebration.
    • “Let's order a pizza.” He and Markie fistbumped hello. 2012, Gary Paulsen, Flat Broke: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed, page 8:
    • A huge, crazyloud group of guys—mostly giant, burly football players and their friends—had gathered in the cafeteria, laughing, fistbumping, and highfiving as they surrounded a guy named Jarrett. 2012, Seventeen, Seventeen's Inspiring True Teen Stories:

Forms

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fistbumped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fistbumped Tense=Past lexicographic
fistbumping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fistbumps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic