Fist bump
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[[Image:fistpound2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"The Fist Pound" greeting]]
The '''fist bump''' (also called the '''fist pound''', '''knuckle bump''', '''knuckle knock''', '''the rock''', '''spud''', '''giving props''', or the '''get some''' among other names) is a type of friendly [[gesture]] similar in meaning to a [[hand shake]] or a [[high five]]. It is performed by two people tapping their fists lightly. A bump also can be known as a symbol of giving of respect. Fist pounds can also be followed by various other hand and body gestures, but may be part of a [[dap greeting]].
==History==
''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine wonders if it evolved from the [[handshake]] and the [[high-five]]. They cite knuckle bumping in the 1970s with [[NBA]] player [[Baltimore Bullets]] guard [[Fred Carter]]. Others claim the [[Wonder Twins]], minor characters in the 1970s [[Hanna-Barbera]] superhero cartoon ''[[Super Friends]]'', who touched knuckles and cried "Wonder Twin powers, activate!" were the originators.<ref name=time>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A Brief History of the Fist Bump |url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812102,00.html |quote= |publisher=[[Time (magazine)]] |date=[[June 5]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-06-08 }}</ref>
At a June 2008 campaign rally in St Paul, Minnesota, [[Barack Obama]] and [[Michelle Obama]] did a fist bump that [[Fox News]] host [[E.D. Hill]] suggested might be considered a "terrorist fist-jab." Her show was subsequently canceled. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7505953.stm</ref>
==References==
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*{{cite news |first=William |last=Safire |authorlink=William Safire |coauthors= |title=Fist Bump |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/magazine/06wwln-safire-t.html |quote= |publisher=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |date=[[July 6]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-07-15 }}
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