elbow bump

== English == === Etymology === From elbow +‎ bump, modelled on fist bump. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛlbəʊ ˈbʌmp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛlboʊ ˈbʌmp/ Rhymes: -ʌmp Hyphenation: el‧bow bump === Noun === elbow bump (plural elbow bumps) A hit to the elbow; also, an injury to the elbow caused by such a hit. A hit or jab made with the elbow. The touching of elbows between two people, sometimes as an alternative to a handshake, fist bump, or other form of contact when attempting to avoid the spread of germs. Synonyms: elbow shake, elbow tap ==== Related terms ==== bump elbows rub elbows (“associate, mingle”) (not to be confused; idiom) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === elbow bump on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “elbow bump, n.” under “elbow, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2022. “elbow bump, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.