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* ''Manga/SlamDunk'': After the practice match between Shohoku and Ryonan, Sendoh offers Rukawa a handshake, [[SoreLoser which Rukawa refuses by slapping his hand away]].
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* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
** Barney offers a fist bump for a lewd joke, but Ted and Marshall refuse. Barney then vows not to lower his hand until the fist bump is reciprocated, a vow that he soon regrets as his arm starts to tire.
** Also happens when Barney announces his 200th sexual conquest.
--->'''Barney:''' I request the highest of fives.\\
'''Ted:''' Not even if I was wearing a hazmat suit.
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* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl''. In ''Il Teatrino'', Franca offers her hand to Pinochio after he rescues her from Section One agents. The teenaged assassin reaches out his hand in acknowledgement but walks past her without taking her hand, partly because he HatesBeingTouched and partly because [[ProperlyParanoid he always keeps his hands free to defend himself.]]
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* In ''Film/SearchingForBobbyFischer'', Josh offers Jonathan the chance of a shared chess victory by shaking hands during the final game. Jonathan reacts with indignation at the implication that he couldn't win otherwise.
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* ''Literature/SlugDaysStories'': In ''Penguin Days'', Lauren meets her cousins Sophia, Zoe, and Kevin. She sticks out her hand like her therapist Mrs. Lagorio taught her to, but they don't take it. She guesses that they don't have a therapist to teach them social skills.
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* ''Literature/{{Rubbernecker}}'': At the murder victim's funeral, DS Williams tries to shake Patrick's hand, but Patrick, who HatesBeingTouched, sees it coming and dodges it.
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* ''Literature/TheMermaidOfBlackConch'': Hank Clayson, one of the fishermen who caught the mermaid Aycayia, flags down Arcadia's jeep to talk to her about the disappearance of the mermaid. He extends his hand, but Arcadia ignores it and shouts, "What de ass been going on here?"
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* ''Literature/TheMermaidInTheMillpond'': When Bess and Dot first meet, Dot extends her hand, but Bess doesn't take it because after her ma died, she resolved not to get close to anyone again.
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* A guest-starring Machine Gun Kelly offered [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]] a handshake. Owens attacked him and powerbombed him off the stage.

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* A guest-starring Machine Gun Kelly Music/MachineGunKelly offered [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]] Wrestling/KevinOwens a handshake. Owens attacked him and powerbombed him off the stage.
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* ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'': In "Glorious Purpose", when Mobius introduces himself to Loki in the elevator and extends his hand Loki just looks at it until Mobius withdraws his hand again.

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* ''Series/{{Loki|2021}}'': In "Glorious Purpose", when Mobius introduces himself to Loki in the elevator and extends his hand Loki just looks at it until Mobius withdraws his hand again. A few episodes later, in "Journey Into Mystery", Mobius extends his hand again with Loki not returning it, but this time it's because he decides to hug Mobius instead.
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* In ''Literature/{{Transpecial}}'', Suza extends her hand to the ky'iin, who are aliens. Haniyar is confused by the gesture and wonders if the purpose is to demonstrate an open hand. After a moment, Suza lowers her hand.
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* In ''Series/TedLasso'', when Edwin Akufo arrives at Richmond to try and sign Sam Obisanya, he tells Ted he doesn't shake hands and has his assistant do it for him. He does, however, shake Sam's hand. After Sam refuses to sign for his club, Edwin storms off in a rage, and his assistant [[InvokedTrope offers Sam a parting handshake]] ''[[InvokedTrope just]]'' [[EvilIsPetty so he can insultingly yank his hand away]].
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* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Ash's first Indigo League opponent refuses to shake Ash's hand in a manner that establishes him as a SmugSnake. Ash responds with a CurbStompBattle.

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** Ash's first [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries Indigo League League]] opponent refuses to shake Ash's hand in a manner that establishes him as a SmugSnake. Ash responds with a CurbStompBattle.



** When Ash and [[TheRival Paul]] are [[TeethClenchedTeamwork forced to team up]] during a tag-battle tournament, Pikachu makes an attempt at détente by offering to shake hands with Paul's Elekid. In response, Elekid moves to reciprocate -- and then sucker-punches Pikachu.

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** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl'': When Ash and [[TheRival Paul]] are [[TeethClenchedTeamwork forced to team up]] during a tag-battle tournament, Pikachu makes an attempt at détente by offering to shake hands with Paul's Elekid. In response, Elekid moves to reciprocate -- and then sucker-punches Pikachu.
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* ''Literature/TheSacredBlacksmith'': Cecily thanks Luke for saving her life and offers her hand, but he ignores her. Unable to take this, she grabs his hand and forcefully shakes it.
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* ''LightNovel/SoICantPlayH'': Meshiyori Muneo refuses to shake Lisara's hand, saying Lisara has small boobs and she only respects girls with big boobs. This of course pisses Lisara off.

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* ''LightNovel/SoICantPlayH'': ''Literature/SoICantPlayH'': Meshiyori Muneo refuses to shake Lisara's hand, saying Lisara has small boobs and she only respects girls with big boobs. This of course pisses Lisara off.
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* ''Film/HappyGoLucky'': Poppy's uptight driving instructor Scott does not shake Poppy's hand when she offers it with her huge smile; he briskly turns away and heads towards the car, leaving her cheerfully saying that she washed her hands for the occasion. He also refuses to shake Tim's hand; Poppy cheerfully quips "you can't win 'em all".
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* ''Literature/MeWhoDoveIntoTheHeartOfTheWorld'': For most of her life, Karen refuses to shake hands because she HatesBeingTouched. When she does shake a man's hand, she immediately runs into the bathroom to vomit. Eventually she discovers that if she counts a person's finger bones with her thumb, she can tolerate a handshake for several seconds.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "The Mansion Family", Mr. Burns goes to the Mayo Clinic for a check-up. After completing his examinations, Burns offers to shake his doctor's hand, but the doctor recoils, and explains that Burns has every ailment known to man, and a few that were just discovered in Burns' body. The only reason Burns is still alive is because the diseases are in a medical EnemyCivilWar and thus cancelling each other out.

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