bump elbows

verb

To touch elbows with another person as a greeting, as a substitute for shaking hands, for instance during a pandemic.

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Meanings

verbbump elbows (third-person singular simple present bumps elbows, present participle bumping elbows, simple past and past participle bumped elbows)

present singular third person bumps elbows · participle present bumping elbows · participle past bumped elbows · past bumped elbows

  1. To touch elbows with another person as a greeting, as a substitute for shaking hands, for instance during a pandemic.
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APA

bump elbows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump%20elbows

MLA

“bump elbows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump%20elbows. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bump elbows,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bump%20elbows.

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