What is that gesture called?

[Indigo Som]

>The clenched fist pulled downward, usually accompanied by an emphatic
>"Yess!!"

A number of people have mentioned fist pumping. I think there are 2
different gestures going on here. When I read this original post I
visualized that gesture where it's a single pull, close to the middle
of your body, often accompanied by a slight hunching over of one's
back. Your elbow starts out toward the front of you, about half-bent
& ends up completely bent somewhere near your waist. The back of your
fist faces outward. I don't have a name for this one.

When I think of fist pumping, I think of the gesture where your arm
is higher up in the air & your fist is higher than your head. Your
arm is to the side of you, not in front, & there are multiple pumps.
It's like punching the air. Emphasis on the upstroke, not the
downstroke as w/ the first one. It's similar to the
truck-horn-request thing, but that one has emphasis on the downstroke.

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