elbow bump
noun [ C ] uk/ˈel.bəʊ ˌbʌmp/ us/ˈel.boʊ ˌbʌmp/
碰肘礼，碰肘问候
a friendly greeting in which you touch someone's elbow (= the place where the arm bends) with your elbow
Doing an elbow bump instead of a handshake may still not be enough to avoid spreading the virus. 碰肘问候而不是握手可能仍然不足以避免病毒传播。
The fitness instructors used to high-five everyone as they walked in, but now it's all elbow bumps. 以前健身教练们一进门就跟大家高举胳膊击掌，现在全是行碰肘礼了。
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- Interest in the elbow bump as a greeting was renewed during the avian flu scare of 2006, the 2009 swine flu pandemic, the Ebola outbreak of 2014, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
- When greeting people, it's best to avoid elbow bumps because they put you within 1 metre of the other person.
- Proposed gestures to replace the handshake include the foot "shake", the hand on heart, and the elbow bump.