Misplaced Pages

A self-clasping handshake is a gesture in which one hand is grasped by the other and held together in front of the body or over the head. In the United States, this gesture is a sign of victory, being made by the winning boxer at the end of a fight. Leaders of the Soviet Union, such as Nikita Khrushchev, used the gesture to symbolise friendship when visiting the United States, and so risked misunderstanding.

References

1. William Safire (November 10, 1985), "The Self-Clasping Squeeze", New York Times
2. Betty Jane Punnett (2012), International Perspectives on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, M.E. Sharpe, p. 199, ISBN 9780765631107

This culture-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• American cultural conventions
• Hand gestures
• Victory
• Culture stubs