elbow bump
noun[C]
uk/ˈel.bəʊ ˌbʌmp/us/ˈel.boʊ ˌbʌmp/afriendlygreetingin which youtouchsomeone'selbow(= theplacewhere thearmbends)withyourelbow:
碰肘礼，碰肘问候Doing anelbowbumpinsteadof ahandshakemay still not be enough toavoidspreadingthevirus.碰肘问候而不是握手可能仍然不足以避免病毒传播。
Thefitnessinstructorsused tohigh-fiveeveryone as theywalkedin, but now it's allelbowbumps.以前健身教练们一进门就跟大家高举胳膊击掌，现在全是行碰肘礼了。
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- Interest in theelbowbumpas agreetingwasrenewedduring theavianfluscareof 2006, the 2009swineflupandemic, theEbolaoutbreakof 2014, and the COVID-19pandemic.
- Whengreetingpeople, it'sbesttoavoidelbowbumpsbecause they put you within 1metreof the otherperson.
- Proposedgesturestoreplacethehandshakeincludethefoot"shake", thehandonheart, and theelbowbump.
Physical gestures of respect
- bow
- chest bump
- curtsy
- dap
- dapsomeoneup
- doff
- doffyourhat tosomeone/somethingidiom
- fistbump
- genuflect
- handshake
- high five
- prostrate
- prostration
- salaam
- salute
- vail
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