HAND-SHAKE, HAND-SHAKING
NOUNS
..L18 — FAM-GRASP a hand-shaking → sl.
1892 — AUSTRALIAN GRIP a hearty shake of the hand → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1895 — THE GLAD HAND a cordial handshake or other greeting → orig. US
1899 — WAG OF THE FIST a shake of the hand → Eng. dial.
1899 — WAG OF THE HAND a shake of the hand → Eng. dial.
1942 — SKIN the hand as used in handshaking or hand-slapping as a salutation → African-American sl.
1960 — SOUL SHAKE the ritualized shaking and slapping of hands → sl., orig. African-American
1972 — DAP a ritualistic handshake, differing from area to area, involving much slapping of palms, snapping of fingers, etc., to express solidarity or enthusiasm → African-American sl.
PHRASES
1872 — PUT IT THERE shake hands → colloq., orig. US
1984 — COUNT YOUR FINGERS! used with heavy humour to suggest distrust of a person who is shaking, or has just shaken, someone’s hand → UK sl.
VERBS
1676 — FAM-GRASP to shake hands, to make up a difference with; to agree → sl.
1865 — DUKE to shake hands with → sl.
1874 — WAG ONE’S PAW to shake hands → Eng. dial.
1892 — SLING ONE’S DADDLE to shake hands → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
..L19 — TIP A DADDLE — TIP THE DADDLE to shake hands → sl.
..L19 — TIP THE DAD to shake hands → sl.
1900 — WAG HANDS to shake hands → Eng. dial.
1905 — MEET ONE WITH THE OPEN PALM to be ready to shake hands → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1920 — PRESS THE FLESH of a politician on a campaign tour to meet the electors: to shake hands → sl., orig. US
1942 — GIVE SOMEONE SOME SKIN to shake or slap hands together as a gesture of friendship or solidarity → Amer. sl.
1947 — FLIP THE GRIP to shake hands → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 — LATCH ON to shake hands → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 — PRESS THE FLESH to shake hands → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1947 — PUMP THE STUMP to shake hands → US sl.
1973 — DAP to greet another with a ritualistic handshake; to show respect in greeting → US sl.
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