elbow shake

English

Etymology

Modeled on handshake.

Noun

elbow shake (plural elbow shakes)

1. Synonym of elbow bump (“touching of elbows as alternative to a handshake”)
   • 2017 August 10, Kimani Wanjeri, “Handshakes must be banned or minimised”, in Daily Nation‎^[1]:

     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”.

   • 2020 March 22, Terhrmba Daka, “India’s “namaste” salutation goes viral in Aso Rock”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     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 awkward ‘elbow shake’ as a way of exchange of pleasantries.