chest pound
Primal dominance display
A chest pound is a gesture of striking one's own chest with a fist, expressing triumph, solidarity, or primal dominance.
Athletes chest pound after scoring; friends may exchange chest pounds as greeting or acknowledgment.
The gesture evokes gorilla displays of strength: He gave his chest a pound and roared at the crowd.
As a verb, to chest pound is to celebrate ostentatiously or assert dominance.
- gorillaLargest great ape
- thumpHeavy dull blow
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- fistTightly closed hand
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
dominance · triumph · ape · heart · drumming · victory · King Kong · aggression · display · tribal ritual · muscle · power · primal · war cry · testosterone · Tarzan · celebration · intimidation
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
chest poundhug
Tight, affectionate clasp
embrace · caress · hand on heart · bow · open arms
chest poundhead bow
Lowering one's crown respectfully
shrinking back · cowering · averting eyes · self-deprecation · backing down
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