Reverse Handshake Edit Meaning

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When somebody sees you sneeze, blow your nose, scratch yourself, or touch something dirtyjust prior to shaking your hand, and you are forced to use your left hand instead of your right to avoid further embarrassmentand grossing the person out.

Dialogue involving a reverse handshake:

1: Hi, 2! (reaches to shake 2's right hand)

2: (quickly sneezes, grabs a tissue to quickly clean his right hand and shakes using his left hand.) Sorry, Hi!

See handshake, hand shake, gross out, nose, scratch, dirty, touch, sneeze, embarrassment, kindness, polite, gentleman