air punch
Triumphant fist gesture
An air punch is a celebratory gesture—thrusting a clenched fist upward into empty space, often accompanied by a shout of triumph.
It mimics the motion of punching but connects with nothing, expressing victory, excitement, or vindication: She threw an air punch when she got the job offer.
The verb form works the same way: He air-punched after sinking the winning shot.
- fistTightly closed hand
- shadowboxingSolo combat practice
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- RockyBoxing film protagonist
- clenched fistTightly closed hand
raised fist · excitement · motion · victory · Tiger Woods · sports fan · goal celebration · celebration · enthusiasm · success · exhilaration · gesture · fist pump · achievement · swing · relief · rallying cry · hooray
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
- joyful movementsdancing, skipping, jumping, leaping, twirling
- joy expressionsjoy, happiness, delight, glee, mirth
air punchbody blow
Strike to the torso
knockout punch · haymaker · sucker punch · punch · direct hit
air punchfacepalm
Gesture showing exasperation
slumped shoulders · eye roll · covering face · collapse · groaning
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