Two people shaking hands Richard Nixon shaking hands with Pope Paul VI. A handshake is a globally widespread, brief greeting or parting tradition in which two people grasp one of each other's hands, and in most cases, it is accompanied by a brief up-and-down movement of the grasped hands. Verbal gestures while initiating a handshake include "Put her there," or "Give us a shake." More @Wikipedia
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