gatewave
/ˈɡeɪtˌweɪv/verbVerified NewAlso in: Torwinken (Deutsch) · verjasaludo (Español) · grisalu (Français)
To acknowledge a passing neighbor with the minimal gesture that confirms the whole relationship.
To gatewave is to lift two fingers from the wheel or one hand from the weeding, calibrated to the decade of acquaintance. The wave is the street's minimum viable friendship, and it compounds. Miss one and the next greeting includes a joke, which is the fine.
Etym. — gate + wave — the greeting protocol of the passing street.
Rel. — drivewaywave · windowsmile
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