elbow bump
Touchless hello alternative
An elbow bump is a greeting where two people tap elbows instead of shaking hands or hugging.
The gesture gained wide use during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to acknowledge someone while avoiding hand contact: We exchanged elbow bumps instead of handshakes.
Mutual palm-gripping gesture
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- nodBrief head tilt
- saluteGestural sign of honor
- gestureCommunicative body movement
acknowledgment · hello · welcome · farewell · meet · friendly · informal · contactless
Requiring no physical touch
- germ-freeLacking any microorganisms
- sanitizerAgent that reduces microbes
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- touch-freeRequiring no physical contact
social distancing · hygienic · clean · safe · precaution · prevention · transmission · contagion
handshake
Mutual palm-gripping gesture
gesture · acknowledgment · hello · welcome · farewell · meet · friendly · informal · contactless · touchless
contactless
Requiring no physical touch
- germ-freeLacking any microorganisms
- sanitizerAgent that reduces microbes
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
touch-free · social distancing · hygienic · clean · safe · precaution · prevention · transmission · contagion · virus
- social interactionshello, goodbye, talk, nod, chat
- gesturesgesture, hand gestures, applause, hand raise, tap on shoulder
- touchestouch, pat, tap, rub, stroke
- contacttouch, grasp, hold, grab, embrace
- pandemiclockdowns, COVID-19, outbreak, epidemic, COVID
- handshakesfirm handshake, limp handshake, dead fish, wet fish, double pump