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fist bump

fist bump
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fist buhmp]
    • /fɪst bʌmp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fist buhmp]
    • /fɪst bʌmp/

Definitions of fist bump words

  • noun fist bump a gesture of greeting, friendship, triumph, etc., in which two people make a fist and bump each other's knuckles. 1
  • noun fist bump a gesture of congratulation or greeting in which two people briefly connect clenched fists together 0
  • noun fist bump The hitting together of two people's fists, often in celebration of an accomplishment. 0
  • verb fist bump To hit one's fists together. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of fist bump

First appearance:

before 1995
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1995-2000

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fist bump

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fist bump popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

fist bump usage trend in Literature

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