elbow shake
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of elbow bump (“touching of elbows as alternative to a handshake”).
Example Sentences
- "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”."
- "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."