elbow bumps

Noun

elbow bump (plural elbow bumps)

1. A hit to the elbow; also, an injury to the elbow caused by such a hit.
2. A hit or jab made with the elbow.
3. 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.
   • To the pantheon of social arbiters who came up with the firm handshake, the formal bow and the air kiss, get ready to add a new fashion god: the World Health Organization, chief advocate of the "elbow bump." […] The bump, a simple touching of elbows, is a substitute for the filthy practice of...2006 February 12, Donald G[erard] McNeil, Jr., “Elbows to the ready if outbreak emerges: Bird flu would rule out handshakes”, in International Herald Tribune, Paris: International Herald Tribune...

   Synonyms:

   elbow shake, elbow tap