elbow shake
elbow shake noun: synonym of elbow bump (“touching of elbows as alternative to a handshake”).
Noun
elbow shake (plural elbow shakes)
- Synonym of elbow bump (“touching of elbows as alternative to a handshake”).
- Cholera spread can be reduced by modifying behaviour, especially handshakes. During the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 people stopped shaking hands and used the “Ebola elbow shake”.2017 August 10, Kimani Wanjeri, “Handshakes must be banned or minimised”, in Daily Nation
- Notwithstanding measures like the application of alcoholic cleanser (hand sanitizers), which has proved useful at every strategic entry point in the State House, staff members now resort to keeping a safe distance, rather than the hitherto warm handshake, and sometimes, generous hugs, to the now...2020 March 22, Terhrmba Daka, “India’s “namaste” salutation goes viral in Aso Rock”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- elbow bump
Synonyms of elbow shake
Forms of elbow shake
| plural | elbow shakes |
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Origin of elbow shake
Modeled on handshake.
Questions about elbow shake
- What does elbow shake mean?
- Elbow shake means synonym of elbow bump (“touching of elbows as alternative to a handshake”).
- What part of speech is elbow shake?
- Elbow shake is a noun.
- What is the plural of elbow shake?
- The plural of elbow shake is elbow shakes.
Words near elbow shake in the dictionary
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