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title: "fist bump · GenZ Decoded"
description: "fist bump: Friendly greeting gesture where two people lightly bump fists. Example: \"They met with a quick fist bump.\" Meaning and usage."
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# fist bump

Millennial[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** Friendly greeting gesture where two people lightly bump fists.

See it in a sentence

They met with a quick fist bump.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [dap](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dap/),[yurrr](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/yurrr/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    fist bump

- Gen X

    [high five](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/high-five/)

- Boomer

    [give me five](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/give-me-five/)

- Plain English

    friendly greeting gesture where two people lightly bump fists

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## Related slang

- [eepy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/eepy/): Eepy is a lighthearted term that conveys feeling sleepy, sluggish, or low-energy.
- [fam](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fam/): Close friends treated like family; used as a friendly term of address.
- [flex](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/flex/): To show off or brag about something.
- [frenemy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/frenemy/): Someone who acts like a friend while quietly competing with you or working against you.

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