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air punch

air punch noun: a celebratory gesture in which the fist is directed upward.

Noun

air punch (plural air punches)

  1. A celebratory gesture in which the fist is directed upward.
    • I have been trying hard to shrug off my old-life competitiveness, but I admit to you that the first time I saw sparrows swooping around my one humble feeder, I did an air punch that would have befitted a winning contestant on MasterChef.2022 January 8, Debora Robertson, “Why I’m letting go of London perfectionism for laid-back life in Languedoc”, in The Telegraph

Forms of air punch

pluralair punches
alternative formair-punch

Questions about air punch

What does air punch mean?
Air punch means a celebratory gesture in which the fist is directed upward.
What part of speech is air punch?
Air punch is a noun.
What is the plural of air punch?
The plural of air punch is air punches.

Words near air punch in the dictionary

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  3. air puff tests
  4. air pump
  5. air pumps
  6. air punch
  7. air punches
  8. air purifier
  9. air purifiers
  10. air quote
  11. air quotes

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