Meanings
plural fist bumps · alternative fistbump · alternative fist-bump
- The hitting together of two people's fists, as a greeting, in congratulations, or in celebration.
Perhaps this is what makes the fist bump so unique. Though simple in motion, its meaning is far more complicated. A fist bump can express emotions from anger and fear to excitement and joy. In any other context, a clenched fist would be perceived as hostile.
2008 June 5, M.J. Stephey, “A Brief History of the Fist Bump”, in Time, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2008Synonyms: bones, terrorist fist jab
present singular third person fist bumps · participle present fist bumping · participle past fist bumped · past fist bumped · alternative fistbump · alternative fist-bump
- intransitiveTo hit one's fists together.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe hitting together of two people's fists, as a greeting, in congratulations, or in celebration.
Translations
Esperanto pugnokarambolo, pugnokaramboli
- pugnokarambolofist bump
- pugnokarambolihit one's fists together
Finnish nyrkkitervehdys
- nyrkkitervehdysfist bump
German Faustgruß, Gettofaust
- Faustgrußfist bump
- Gettofaustfist bump
- Anfaustenfist bump
- Fistbumpfist bump
- anfaustenhit one's fists together
Hungarian ökölpacsi
- ökölpacsifist bump
Korean 주먹 인사
- 주먹 인사 (jumeok insa)fist bump
Polish żółwik
- żółwikfist bump
Spanish choque de puños, chocar los puños
- choque de puñosfist bump
- chocar los puñoshit one's fists together
- chocarloshit one's fists together
- chocárselohit one's fists together
Cite this entry
fist bump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fist%20bump
“fist bump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fist%20bump. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fist bump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fist%20bump.
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