Pawshake

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The grasping of an animal's paw, analogous to a handshake.

    "Now my pet has grown into a big dog. I still shake its paw. When my friends come to visit me, my dog happily offers a pawshake to everyone."

  2. 2
    A handshake, especially with a handpaw. slang

Example

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"Now my pet has grown into a big dog. I still shake its paw. When my friends come to visit me, my dog happily offers a pawshake to everyone."

Etymology

From paw + shake.

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