Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 2, 2016 10:17
7 yrs ago
French term
tchecker
French to English
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Slang
Greetings
Hello, I'm looking for the English equivalent of a slang verb - tchecker or checker - used by teenagers (and younger), mainly boys, to describe how they greet each other by touching their fists together. e.g. "Il m'a tchecké" "j'ai fait un tcheck". This seems to be replacing the French male handshake for the 11-30 age group … :-D
It's not the same as a high-five - (and high-five sounds too lame for my context anyway).
Context: it's in a screenplay. After a big boxing match, there is a cocktail reception. The victorious boxer comes into the room and is greeted by a friend.
"Tu m'as fait gagner 2000 boules mon pote!"
Il met son point en l'air pour faire un check. Le boxeur s'exécute, en se forçant un peu.
Thanks in advance for any help.
It's not the same as a high-five - (and high-five sounds too lame for my context anyway).
Context: it's in a screenplay. After a big boxing match, there is a cocktail reception. The victorious boxer comes into the room and is greeted by a friend.
"Tu m'as fait gagner 2000 boules mon pote!"
Il met son point en l'air pour faire un check. Le boxeur s'exécute, en se forçant un peu.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Proposed translations
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3 +10 | fist bump? | Jennifer White |
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Proposed translations
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fist bump?
when clenched fists are used as greeting
Note from asker:
PS oops that was my typo (point instead of poing), not the client's. Thanks for pointing it out Nikki. |
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Tony M
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James A. Walsh
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Charles Davis
: "A fist bump, Originally called Respect in Jamaica and later the UK, (also called power five, dap, fist pound, touch, bones, spud, or brofist". Good old Wikipedia. PS. (later in the article): "Fist bumping behavior has been observed in chimpanzees" [!]
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Yes, it's all explained there
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Chakib Roula
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Margaret Morrison
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Tania Mariani
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Georgie Scott
: There is a great documentary about its roots, I think it's called Shake This Out
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Guillaume Brownlie Pacteau
: You are definitely getting a fist bump for that answer! :-)
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Thanks. Yes, well it makes a change from raspberries.........
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Thanks. Seems everyone's on board with this...........
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Fist bump: of course! Thank you very much."
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