fistbump

See also: Fistbump and fist bump

English

Etymology

fist +‎ bump

Noun

fistbump (plural fistbumps)

1. Alternative form of fist bump
   • 2011, John Brewer, Multiplayer‎^[1]:

     They parted with a fistbump and Hector turned for home.

   • 2012, Mari Manning, Holding Out For a Hero‎^[2]:

     She turned around and watched Collin and Rory do a double fistbump and slap each other's back.

   • 2012, Joanne Griffith, Redefining Black Power: Reflections on the State of Black America‎^[3]:

     And what about the column inches generated by the congratulatory fistbump after Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008?

Verb

fistbump (third-person singular simple present fistbumps, present participle fistbumping, simple past and past participle fistbumped)

1. To bump fists in greeting or celebration.
   • 2012, Gary Paulsen, Flat Broke: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed‎^[4], page 8:

     “Let's order a pizza.” He and Markie fistbumped hello.

   • 2012, Seventeen, Seventeen's Inspiring True Teen Stories‎^[5]:

     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.