handleshake
/ˈhændəlˌʃeɪk/nounVerified NewThe strange first handshake with someone whose online handle and voice you have known for years.
The body must be reconciled with the avatar, and the first minutes are spent matching files. Increasingly, this is how decades-long friendships begin.
Etym. — handle (username) + shake (handshake) — the two vocabularies meeting in one grip.
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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