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Referencing the people of Venice, Italy, a Venetian Handshake is when two people intertwine their toes together, as one does when they are shaking hands. May be sexual in nature.
"Yo! I heard you were with Tracy last night!" "Yeah man, but the only thing she wanted to do was the Venetian handshake..."
Applies to any transportation network company ride sharing driver (Like Uber or Lyft) in the Las Vegas Area who picks up from McCarran Airport, and "sneaks by" the Venetian's Main Entrance to drop the passenger off at either The Palazzo, The Mirage, or Treasure Island. The purpose of this driving maneuver is to avoid heavy traffic on the 15 freeway, Las Vegas Blvd and Sands Blvd.
Driver: It's 6 o'clock Friday Night! I'm sure you guys understand that traffic is going to be bad right now on the freeway? And The Strip!! You're going to The Palazzo right? I'm going to do The Venetian Sneak! Passenger: Yeah, we're staying at The Palazzo. OK Just get us there whichever way is faster!
Aggressive and hostile behavior, particularly towards tourists in popular tourist destinations.
Did you see that short haired, female store clerk scream and insult tourists in Italian? She had a bad case of Venetian manners.