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fist pump

[ fist puhmp ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a gesture of enthusiasm, victory, etc., in which one raises a fist and thrusts the forearm quickly and forcefully forward or downward.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • fist-pump [fist, -puhmp] verb (used with or without object)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fist pump1

First recorded in 1980–85
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Garbers threw a two-yard touchdown pass over the middle to J.Michael Sturdivant with 1:38, celebrating with a fist pump as his team took a 20-10 lead.

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We may have finally been forced to abandon the nagging reportorial need to translate Trump’s words into promises and pledges, and leaned back out cozily into simply appreciating the former president’s ineffable sway and fist pump, and his rapturous enjoyment of show tunes.

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Camarillo said with a fist pump.

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There was no primal scream, no exaggerated fist pump, and very little outward emotion from the Dodgers’ newest pitcher.

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Rose, who had three bogeys and one birdie in a typically gutsy 73, gave a huge fist pump after holing a six-footer for par at the last.

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