On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:24:26 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

Is this a new style of handshake, or does it have any secret or ritualistic
overtones?

Bromance?

-noun
1. A non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close.
-verb -mans-ing
1. The act of wooing a fellow male friend for the purpose of becoming
closer.

2. Going to unusual lengths in an attempt to become closer with
another male friend.

....
"The newcomers include overly involved "helicopter parents," for
instance, and the "boomerang child" who's returned home in adulthood
for financial reasons. Maybe he's spending his days listening to
"Americana" music, steering clear of that lonely "cougar" across the
street and hanging out a lot with his best buddy, shaking off jokes
that they're in a "bromance." And, of course, he "tweets" every detail
of it."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44273905/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/merriam-webster-adds-tweet-other-new-words/