Fists
Knuckles
Knuckles noun - A small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand.
Both words in one sentence
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A brofist is better defined as a light touch of the fists or the knuckles, and it is used more frequently as a commemorative or celebratory gesture of one (or both) of them having scored/scoring.
Source: Handshake Substitute - She's shown rubbing her bloody fists and bandaging her knuckles, and doesn't throw another punch for the rest of the arc.
Source: Invulnerable Knuckles -
In Sufjan Stevens' Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas box set, there's a recurring picture of two fists with "LOVE" and "DEATH" tattooed on the knuckles.
Source: Knuckle Tattoos
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