bump elbows
English
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Barack Obama bumps elbows with women in the street, in December 2012
Verb
bump elbows (third-person singular simple present bumps elbows, present participle bumping elbows, simple past and past participle bumped elbows)
- To touch elbows with another person as a greeting, as a substitute for shaking hands, for instance during a pandemic.
Related terms
- elbow bump