Elbow bump
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2 US Soldiers bumping elbows as a greeting in 2014.
Elbow bumping is a type of greeting where two people lightly touch their elbows together. It is believed that it is less likely to spread germs between two people than a handshake is.[1][2][3]
Elbow Bump Media
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Justin Trudeau (left) and Boris Johnson (right), Canadian and British Prime Ministers respectively, performing an elbow bump at the 47th G7 summit in 2021.
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Nobel prize winner Peter Agre recommends elbow bumping to prevent flu at a meeting of the AAAS in 2009
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Dominic Raab (UK's Foreign Secretary) elbow bumps Eva-Maria Liimets (Estonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs) in Tallinn in March 2021
References
- ↑ Hou, Chia-Yi (2020-03-12). "Handshakes are declining thanks to coronavirus. Here's what's replacing them". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ↑ "Breaking News, World News & Multimedia". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ↑ border, Andrew Gumbel at the San Diego-Tijuana (2009-04-29). "Swine flu forces border crossers to swap handshakes for elbow bumps" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/30/swine-flu-mexico-border. Retrieved 2020-05-25.