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:

• http://www.scribd.com/doc/46165206/70-Japanese-Gestures#scribd

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?

• Appendix:Gestures/shoo gesture -> Appendix:Gestures/shoo
• Appendix:Gestures/money gesture -> Appendix:Gestures/money
• Appendix:Gestures/phone gesture -> Appendix:Gestures/phone

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. [1]. 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 [2]. Equinox ◑ 18:00, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

Fake tear (sarcastic)

Example: [3]. 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." [4] 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)

finger heart

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)