Meanings
nounfist pump (plural fist pumps)
plural fist pumps · alternative fist-pump
- The thrusting of one's fist, most commonly forward or upward, as in celebration.
verbfist pump (third-person singular simple present fist pumps, present participle fist pumping, simple past and past participle fist pumped)
present singular third person fist pumps · participle present fist pumping · participle past fist pumped · past fist pumped · alternative fist-pump
- intransitiveTo thrust one's fist, most commonly forward or upward, as in celebration.
Synonyms: pump one's fist, air punch
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo thrust one's fist, most commonly forward or upward, as in celebration.
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fist pump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fist%20pump
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fist pump,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fist%20pump.
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