bumped elbows

A form of bump elbows — 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

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of bump elbows
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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