Definition of "handshakes" []

• Plural form of handshake. (noun)

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• "Still nursing the incurable phsical wounds he received as a Marine infantry scout, Rocco Gianbrocco sat before his TV set and muttered angrily the night the POWs came back from North Vietnam and got handshakes from the President on prime time."
• "Yes, they observed a few outward niceties such as handshakes and forced smiles."
• "It's funny that Mexican culture sometimes seems to place a high value on trivial properness such as handshakes and kissing cheeks while other cultural norms such as respecting the environment, not disturbing the peace, not creating noxious fumes, caring for animals etc ... are totally disregarded. enjoy life, disfrute la vida"