Appendix talk:Gestures
Head gestures
These could conceivably include things done with parts of the head, like sticking out the tongue (derision), winking, smiling, etc. Equinox ◑ 02:30, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
Done. I mean, added these 3 to the list. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 02:49, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
corna in English
might be "sign of the horns". Equinox ◑ 02:45, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
- Done. Renamed to Appendix:Gestures/sign of the horns. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 09:26, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
Expanded list
I've filled the list with about 140 gestures. I've made some research online, but I only added those gestures that I've seen being used myself, ignoring any gesture that I haven't actually seen before. Feel free to discuss. Also, if there's any gesture unclear in the explanation/usage, feel free to ask, I should be able to clarify it.
Book with list of 70 Japanese gestures, I used this for the Japanese ones. But most of the gestures in the book I haven't actually added to the appendix for the reason I said:
Also I'm not 100% happy the current layout, it was nice for a short list, but maybe it could be improved somehow for the current long list. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 14:52, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
There's also various dap greetings and the pound hug, which I don't see on the list. WurdSnatcher (talk)
Gesture names
Did you like the gesture names? Would you rather have any of them changed? --Daniel Carrero (talk) 19:20, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
- "Mouth guard" is misleading: this generally refers to something a sportsman wears to protect the teeth or gums. Equinox ◑ 18:30, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
- Maybe "Hand on mouth" is better. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 19:45, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
- Went ahead and changed it. I'll interpret your thank to my edit above as approval. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 19:58, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
Some suggestions
- Fellatio: like wanker, but with the hand next to the mouth and the tongue repeatedly pushing the opposite cheek.
- The Italian thing: hold the tips of the fingers together.
- The Mussolini thing: hold the tips of the fingers, move the hand downwards and open the fingers.
- Surfer greeting: thumb and little finger extended. Sometimes the hand is waggled.
- Come here: point the index upwards, waggle it towards yourself.
- Thumbs up: (diving) upwards.
- Thumbs up: a greeting (see talk page).
- Gun: greeting used in the US.
- Black Power salute.
- Terrorist fist jab: = fist bump.
- Short kick to the floor: expresses frustration (think Chaves).
- Stamping: id.
- Brazilian tween greeting: slide one’s hand on the other person’s, followed by a fist bump.
- Feet touch: jump and touch one’s feet while in the air; expresses bliss.
- Scratching one’s head.
- Beard stroke: = chin stroke.
— Ungoliant (falai) 15:16, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
- Get on with it: hand moved in a circular motion.
- Hoisting the bird: one hand rotates on the side of the other hand, and the middle finger is slowly raised.
- Merkel-Raute.
- I’ve got something for you: pretend you have something on your pocket, then give them the finger.
- Heart pound: lightly and repeatedly pound your heart with a fist or palm (used to express love or allegiance).
- Chest punch: extend the arm and strongly punch your chest (used to show how strong you are).
- Tarzan punch: alternate several chest punches with each hand.
- So-so: extend your hand and fingers, repeatedly rotate the hand.
- Cara de cachorro pidão: how is this called in English?
- Hands up: indicates surrender.
— Ungoliant (falai) 15:54, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
- Added "Tarzan pound" as alternative to "Chest pound" and "Come here" as alternative to "Beckon". "Hands up" was already in the list.
- Cara de cachorro pidão = Puppy face. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 16:25, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
- Tapping the side of the nose indicates that one has some secret "insider" knowledge (is it a pun on "knows"?). Equinox ◑ 17:38, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
- There's also that gesture where you pretend to use the back of your hand to wipe sweat from your forehead, it indicates relief. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 21:47, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
- The one where you make the V sign and flicker the tongue in between the fingers, meaning cunnilingus--Simplificationalizer (talk) 20:01, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
- Ungoliant has now described the "cara de cachorro pidão": it is "any combination that includes most of the following: upward pout, head tilted downward while still maintaining eye contact, centre of the eyebrows raised, creating a wrinkled forehead", supposed to elicit sympathy, like "poor me". Equinox ◑ 17:26, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
- Distinct from beard stroking is simply bringing one's hand up to one's chin and resting the chin there, as a sort of "hmmm!" pondering gesture (like Rodin's Thinker). Equinox ◑ 03:01, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
Photograph poses
Do these count even as gestures?
- (obsolete) Hand inside the shirt.
- Prank bunny ears on someone else.
- Duckface
- Pointing to the camera.
— Ungoliant (falai) 16:29, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Ending gesture names with "gesture"
This (as in "shoo gesture") feels redundant to me. Equinox ◑ 17:38, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
- Do you mean, should we take the word "gesture" from all these names?
- I don't know, the names without "gesture" sound kind of incomplete. If I want to refer to the money gesture in a conversation, I say "money gesture". (unless there's a better name for that) --Daniel Carrero (talk) 21:46, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
- @Equinox I went ahead and removed "gesture" from all gesture names. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 03:31, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
Taiwanese fist
There's a photo here showing Taiwanese politicians doing a fist thing, doesn't really look like any fist gesture I'm familiar with. Is it a Taiwanese thing? WurdSnatcher (talk) 22:34, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Crying
There is a crying gesture that involves wringing the hands in front of the eyes. It can be seen for example in the Bad to have a Bad Uncle segment of Nathan Barley. Equinox ◑ 17:46, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
Hand on womb
Hand on womb seems like a bad description, considering it involves no contact with the womb--Simplificationalizer (talk) 20:03, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
Signals used by divers
I was in the pub (SURPRISE) and was talking to a guy who teaches diving in Thailand. He told me there are some hand signals that they use, e.g. "thumbs up" means "ascend to the surface", and if you show a count of n numbers on your fingers, the other person is supposed to show 13-n (e.g. you show 8, they show 5) to demonstrate that they are still okay and coherent. These are gestures we should document. I asked him whether they were universal international gestures but he didn't seem to know. Equinox ◑ 21:34, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
- w:Diver communications#Hand signals mentions quite a few of them. Einstein2 (talk) 13:03, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
Television "wind-up" gesture
See wind-up. This usually involves one stationary hand as the "camera" and the other hand "winding the film", but may also be done with only the single moving hand. Equinox ◑ 01:57, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
- If we need to "cite" it, there's a good example in Monty Python's Holy Grail, in the "bridge of death" scene: one of the knights is so eager to cross the bridge that he does the wind-up gesture to hurry on the old man's spiel. Equinox ◑ 02:20, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
Biker gesture: two fingers pointing down
Apparently bikers (motorcyclists) greet each other while riding by pointing two fingers down at the ground. See e.g. . Equinox ◑ 00:18, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
More in Wikipedia
See List of gestures, which has plenty that we don't, e.g. the one requesting the bill/cheque. Equinox ◑ 21:57, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
Gesture asking for help as a victim of domestic violence
See . Equinox ◑ 18:00, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
Fake tear (sarcastic)
Example: . 98.170.164.88 07:12, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
South Asian tugging on the ear = repentance
"To touch, or tug at one or both ears, is a visible sign of repentance in South Asian cultures." Equinox ◑ 19:17, 1 May 2023 (UTC)
Common signals in the game of charades
See Charades#Common_signals, e.g. a T-shaped gesture for the word the. Equinox ◑ 14:47, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Not the heart outline formed with the hands, but mini "hearts" formed with thumb and forefinger. Equinox ◑ 01:55, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
Open outcry
Open outcry describes some gestures used in traditional financial trading. Equinox ◑ 16:43, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
"Phwoar"-type sexy gesture
How about the thing where you put one arm across your chest and raise and shake the other fist below it? It has some sexual sense like phwoar. Seen e.g. in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, shortly after 38 minutes. 2A00:23C5:FE1C:3701:C0BC:297D:5E0:B113 20:01, 25 October 2024 (UTC)