Is there a term for the phobia...

[Orrex]

The phobia that, at the end of a face-to-face interaction, the other party will come at you with (and expect you to reciprocate) a “cool” handshake?

Every so often a well-meaning customer or acquaintance will deploy such a handshake, and I have to wonder what in my bearing or demeanor makes them think that I’m equipped to return such a gesture.

I’m many things, but cool I ain’t.

[LudwigPastorius]

1. !

[Easterncedar]

2. Oh man. I used to get that. Brrrrr

[True Dough]

3. Keep a can of 3-in-1 Oil in your pocket

When you notice the other party approaching for a handshake, coat your hands immediately!

[Donkees]

4. Approach them with the ''allergic salute''

The allergic salute (sometimes called the nasal salute) is the characteristic and sometimes habitual gesture of wiping and/or rubbing the nose in an upwards or transverse manner with the fingers, palm, or back of the hand. It is termed a salute because the upward movement of the hand acts as an unintentional gesture.[1]