Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fistbump

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: fist-bump
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of fist bump.

verb

To bump fists in greeting or celebration.

Example Sentences

"They parted with a fistbump and Hector turned for home."
"She turned around and watched Collin and Rory do a double fistbump and slap each other's back."
"And what about the column inches generated by the congratulatory fistbump after Barack Obama clinched the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008?"
"“Let's order a pizza.” He and Markie fistbumped hello."
"A huge, crazyloud group of guys—mostly giant, burly football players and their friends—had gathered in the cafeteria, laughing, fistbumping, and highfiving as they surrounded a guy named Jarrett."

Etymology

From fist + bump.

Inflected Forms

fistbumps (plural) fistbumps (present, singular) fistbumping (participle, present) fistbumped (participle, past) fistbumped (past)

Questions

What does fistbump mean?: Alternative form of fist bump.
Where does fistbump come from?: From fist + bump.

How to pronounce fistbump

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “fistbump”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “fistbump”.
Repeat and practice — Say “fistbump” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.