Meaning

2 senses

  1. A distinct form of handshake, often with the fingers or thumbs specially positioned, that covertly indicates a person's membership of a club or clique.

  2. (broadly, figuratively)Any shibboleth or distinguishing sign.

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Our club has a secret handshake.

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  2. Do you know the secret handshake?

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  3. He devised a new secret handshake.

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  4. Tom and Mary have a secret handshake.

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  5. I have heard that freemasons have a secret handshake.

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Forms

plural: secret handshakes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
secrecysecretA2secretarialsecretariatsecretaryA2

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