| Big name in caulk |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jun 2026 |
| High-five alternative |
New York Times |
15 Jun 2026 |
| Fist bump |
New York Times |
19 May 2026 |
| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 May 2026 |
| Fist bump |
Universal |
30 Apr 2026 |
| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Feb 2026 |
| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Feb 2026 |
| Giving __ (greeting) |
Commuter |
02 Feb 2026 |
| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jan 2026 |
| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jan 2026 |
| Greeting that might include a fist bump |
USA Today |
21 Jan 2026 |
| Fist bump |
Universal |
24 Nov 2025 |
| Fist bump |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Greeting with the hands |
New York Times |
10 Aug 2025 |
| Fist bump |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2025 |
| Sharon Jones & the ___-Kings (funk band) |
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| Touch lightly, as water |
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| Big name in sealant |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2025 |
| Nonverbal greeting |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Fist bump |
Universal |
31 Mar 2025 |
| Informal handshake |
USA Today |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Bump fists |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Bob, as fishing bait |
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| Greeting seen in "Da 5 Bloods" |
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| Give ___ (say hi with your hands) |
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| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Sep 2024 |
| Fist bump |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Greeting that might involve a secret handshake |
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| ___ Is a Love Language (D.C.-based exhibit that features people sharing a friendly greeting) |
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| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Aug 2024 |
| Big name in caulk |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Plimsoll |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Jul 2024 |
| Fist bump |
New York Times |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jun 2024 |
| Fist bump |
Wall Street Journal |
28 May 2024 |
| "The Sacred Art of Giving __": Ta-Nehisi Coates essay about a friendly greeting |
LA Times Daily |
25 Apr 2024 |
| Alternative to a handshake |
New York Times |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Friendly gesture with one's fist |
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| Fist bump |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Feb 2024 |
| Bob down (3) |
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| Fist bump |
New York Times |
24 Jan 2024 |
| Fist bump, slangily |
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| Give ___ (greet, in a way) |
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| Rubber-soled shoe (3) |
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| Kwik Seal maker |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2023 |
| Fist bump |
Universal |
18 Jun 2023 |
| Fist bump |
New York Times |
06 Jun 2023 |
| Fist bump, informally |
Newsday |
06 May 2023 |
| Handshake alternative |
Universal |
07 Oct 2022 |
| Big name in caulk and sealant |
LA Times Daily |
30 Aug 2022 |
| Sign of respect |
USA Today |
07 Aug 2022 |
| High-five alternative |
Family Time |
09 May 2022 |
| Fist bump |
New York Times |
22 Dec 2021 |
| Bump fists |
New York Times |
02 Feb 2021 |
| Fist bump |
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| Do a fist bump |
Premier Sunday |
19 Apr 2020 |
| Nonverbal greeting |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Fist bump |
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| Fist bump |
New York Times |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Fist bump |
Universal |
05 May 2019 |
| Greeting originating among black soldiers in Vietnam |
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| Fist bump, colloquially |
Premier Sunday |
06 Jan 2019 |
| Fist bump |
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| Fist-bump |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2018 |
| Alternative greeting to a high-five |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2018 |
| Fist-bump |
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| Alternative greeting to a high-five |
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| Skip, as stones |
Universal |
24 Aug 2017 |
| Shoe insole perhaps upside down |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Jun 2017 |
| Shoe insole perhaps upside down |
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| Skip, as stones |
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| Bump fists |
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| High-five relative |
LA Times Daily |
09 Oct 2015 |
| Fist bump |
LA Times Daily |
19 Sep 2015 |
| Skip along the water |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jun 2015 |
| Fist bump, in slang |
New York Times |
29 Mar 2015 |
| High-five relative |
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| Skip, as a stone on water |
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| Skip over water, as stones |
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| Skip along the water |
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| Skip across the pond |
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| Fist bump, in slang |
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| Fist bump |
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| Fist bump |
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| Skip over water, as stones |
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| Fist bump |
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| Skip, as stones |
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| Big name in caulk |
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| Fish with bobbing bait |
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| Friendly fist bump |
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| Fist bump |
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| Fish with bobbing bait |
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| "Terrorist fist-bump," to non-racists |
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| Fist-bump greeting |
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| Skip across a surface |
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| Fish by letting the bait fall lightly on the water |
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| Skip across the water's surface |
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| Fistbump, colloquially |
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| Skip over water, as stones |
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| Skip over water, as stones |
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| Skip, as stones |
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| Skip along the water |
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| Fistbump |
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| High five cousin |
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| Fish by dropping bait lightly |
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| Skip, as stones on water |
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| Drop bait lightly on the water |
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| Dip lightly |
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| Drop lightly, as bait |
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| Skip, as stones on water |
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| Bob bait |
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| Skip stones on the water |
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| Cause to skip, as stones |
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| Cause to skip, as stones |
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| Fishing technique |
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| Skip, as stones on water |
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| Skip pebbles on water |
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| Drop the bait gently |
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| Bob bait |
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| Skip across a surface |
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| Skip along the water |
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| Skip across a surface |
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| Drop bait lightly |
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| Timber notch |
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| Skip along the water |
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| Cast fishline lightly |
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| Skip along the surface |
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| Bob bait lightly |
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| Skip stones |
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| Drop bait lightly |
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| Skip stones |
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| Cast gently |
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| Skip, as stones on water |
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| Skip a stone |
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| Skip, as a stone on water |
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| Drop bait lightly |
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| One way to fish |
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| Drop a fishhook |
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| Skip, as on the water |
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| Dangle bait on the water |
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| One way to fish |
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| Fish lightly |
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| Fish by bobbing |
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| Fish, in a way |
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| Drop bait gently |
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| Drop bait lightly |
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| Bob, as bait |
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| Skip stones |
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| Dip bait lightly |
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| Dunk lightly |
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| Skip a stone across water |
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| Skip, as stones on water |
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| Cast a fly |
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| Skip over water |
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| Drop bait |
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| Bounce |
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| Bounce or skip |
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| Angle |
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| Skip, as a stone over water. |
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| Drop bait. |
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| Trail bait. |
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| Dip quickly in water. |
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| Dibble. |
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| Fist bump |
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| Fish with bait on water. |
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| Skip stones. |
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| Drop bait gently on the water. |
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| Drop lightly. |
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| Dip gently into water. |
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| Fish by dropping bait lightly. |
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| Dip lightly into water. |
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| Skip, as a stone on the surface of water. |
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| Cast bait upon the waters. |
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| Cast bait gently. |
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| Skip, as a stone. |
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| Skip, as a stone on water. |
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| Gently drop a baited hook. |
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