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chest bump

chest bump noun: a greeting or gesture of celebration in which two people approach each other then jump and bump their chests together.

chest bump: a greeting or gesture of celebration in which two people approach each other then jump and bump...
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Noun

chest bump (plural chest bumps)

  1. A greeting or gesture of celebration in which two people approach each other then jump and bump their chests together.

Verb

chest bump (third-person singular simple present chest bumps, present participle chest bumping, simple past and past participle chest bumped)

  1. To execute such an action.

Forms of chest bump

Noun
pluralchest bumps
alternative formchestbump
alternative formchest-bump
Verb
third-person singular presentchest bumps
present participlechest bumping
past participlechest bumped
pastchest bumped

Questions about chest bump

What does chest bump mean?
Chest bump means a greeting or gesture of celebration in which two people approach each other then jump and bump their chests together.
What part of speech is chest bump?
Chest bump can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of chest bump?
The plural of chest bump is chest bumps.

Words near chest bump in the dictionary

  1. chest bands
  2. chest becket
  3. chest beckets
  4. chest breather
  5. chest breathers
  6. chest bump
  7. chest bumped
  8. chest bumping
  9. chest bumps
  10. chest button
  11. chest buttons

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