"bump elbows" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: bumps elbows [present, singular, third-person], bumping elbows [participle, present], bumped elbows [participle, past], bumped elbows [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bump elbows (third-person singular simple present bumps elbows, present participle bumping elbows, simple past and past participle bumped elbows)
  1. To touch elbows with another person as a greeting, as a substitute for shaking hands, for instance during a pandemic. Related terms: elbow bump, rub elbows (english: associate, mingle) [idiomatic]
    Sense id: en-bump_elbows-en-verb-WNm6Bix4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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