A fist bump is a light knock of closed hands in greeting. Give a fist bump.
It passes on far fewer germs than a handshake, which is why hospitals encouraged it. A fist bump reads as friendly and equal, which a handshake does not always.
1nounfist bumpA light knock of closed hands in greeting.
“The fist bump had replaced the handshake in that office entirely.”
fist bump is a gesture.
Practised in Body Language & Gestures