Notes, Notings, and Common Refrains

Yes, they did... they gave definitions of five different kinds of handshake, with special names (they called the one you're describing "the dead fish"). This bit was just the three closing points, for all of the different kinds.

I don't go limp, but there have been people (usually macho, patriarchal men who're apt to call me "sweetie") who deliberately squeeze with all their pressure on my knuckles, instead of the clinching point of the meat between forefinger and thumb. "firm squeeze," and then, there's "Ouchie!"

Sinces it's an aol article, I'm not sure if a link will work, but I'll cut'-n-paste the rest, at least, if you're interested.