limp handshake
Dead fish grip
A limp handshake is a handshake lacking firmness or grip, where the hand feels slack or passive.
It's widely considered a social faux pas, as a firm handshake signals confidence and engagement while a limp one suggests weakness, disinterest, or poor social skills: His limp handshake didn't inspire confidence.
Also called a dead fish handshake.
- weakLacking power or force
- wet noodleFlaccid boiled pasta strand
- flaccidSoft, lacking firmness
- clammyMoist and cool
- sweatyMoist from exertion
feeble · dead fish · weak sauce · palm · grip · power move · greeting · awkward · timid · spineless · passive · soft · interview · nervous · social anxiety · unconfident · first impression · first meeting
- awkward body languageforced smile, tight smile, nervous laugh
- pet peevesannoyance, loud chewing, irritation, loud talking, frustration
- handshakesdead fish, wet fish, double pump, bone crusher
- submission gestureskowtow, genuflection, genuflect, genuflecting, prostration
grip strength and firmness
limp handshakefirm handshake
Tight palm-to-palm greeting
firm grip · vise grip · iron grip · tight grip · death grip
limp, limply, limpness, limper, hand, hands, handed, handing, handy