footshake

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noun

A shake of the foot, possibly imitating a handshake.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounfootshake (plural footshakes)

plural footshakes

  1. A shake of the foot, possibly imitating a handshake.

    You can give a handshake. Can you give a footshake too?

    1963, Ted Glim, Story reading (book 14, page 9)
    3 more examples

    Assorted aliens awaiting their use of the facility slithered away politely as Chap Foey Rider made his way to the door, exchanging an occasional nod or footshake with rather less than his usual urbanity.

    2000, Hayford Peirce, Chap Foey Rider: Capitalist to the Stars, page 76

    When the parrot is raising its foot consistently when given the cue, grasp its foot and shake it. Bridge and reward. When the last step has been accomplished, bridge and reward only after handshake (footshake!) has been properly completed. At this point, do not reward for merely lifting the foot.

    2001, Bonnie Munro Doane, Parrot Training

    Like when I see / a couple of jocks in my health class / doing the secret footshake.

    2010, Sonya Sones, What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know, page 205

Origin

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