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That elbow bump greeting was well intentioned, but mostly it felt like an embarrassing jerky display of flailing arms.

Begin to reach out your hand, stop, look as if you just remembered something, then convert your movement to the elbow bump that is now becoming commonplace.

Give Donald Trump An elbow bump ’Cause when he shakes Your hand it takes A while to end For he can tend To be too slow To let things go.

People began using new forms of greeting, such as the “elbow bump” or the “footshake” that trended on TikTok and inspired some French ministers to follow suit.

If you want, you can offer an alternative gesture of greeting, which could range from a fist bump, an elbow bump, a namaste gesture or the wai gesture of Thailand.