hands-in

English

Noun

hands-in

1. (chiefly US, Canada, college, school, amateur sports) A show of unity and usually optimism at the end of an informal huddle of players whereby the players simultaneously extend a hand horizontally towards the center of the circle and then raise their hands in the air with a short team chant.

   Chris rallied the team with a "1, 2, 3, Go Tigers!" hands-in and they went on to win the match and the cup.

   • 2010, Joe Janes, 365 Sketches: One Comedy Sketch a Day for a Year, →ISBN, page 671:

     Have a seat. Great scene. I think this is going to work out. Hey, one last group thing. Everybody back on your feet. Stand up. Hands in. Come on. Hands in. (She sticks her hand out and tries to the best of her ability to do a “hands in” with the audience.)

   • 2011 July 17, “The Safe House”, in Curb Your Enthusiasm‎^[1], season 8, episode 2, spoken by Marty Funkhouser (Bob Einstein):

     I did a hands-in.

   • 2019, Mariah MacCarthy, Squad, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, →ISBN, page 108:

     At two routines til go time, Mandy Lockley assembles us into a circle and we do a hands-in. “Go, Puffins,” we whisper, without exclamation point, without joy

   • 2021, Mae Respicio, How to Win a Slime War, Random House, →ISBN, page 94:

     Dad gives a little pep talk, then says, “On three … G-Beatz!” We all give a hands-in and the rest of the boys shout.

See also

• huddle