elbow shake
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English
Etymology
Modeled on handshake.
Noun
elbow shake (plural elbow shakes)
- The touching of elbows between two people, usually as an alternative to a handshake.
- 2017 August 10, Kimani Wanjeri, “Handshakes must be banned or minimised”, in Daily Nation:
- 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:
- 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.