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Gestures are a form of nonverbal communication in which visible bodily actions are used to communicate important messages, either in place of speech or together and in parallel with spoken words. This list includes links to pages that discuss particular gestures, as well as short descriptions of some gestures that do not have their own page. Not included are the specialized gestures, calls, and signals used by referees and umpires in various organized sports. A-OK or Okay, made by connecting the thumb and forefinger in a circle and holding the other fingers straight, usually signal the word okay. Abhayamudra is a Hindu mudra or gesture of reassurance and safety.

In internet culture, it is often shown to clench from pinky finger to index finger with the thumb sticking out. In North America or Northern Europe a beckoning sign is made with the index finger sticking out of the clenched fist, palm facing the gesturer. It has the general meaning of “come here”. It can also be done with the palm upwards so the finger points directly at the target. Bellamy salute was used in conjunction with the American Pledge of Allegiance prior to World War II.

This is a gesture that means ‘dead’ in Chinese culture. The fingers are kept straight and together, held horizontal or upwards and bending at the lowest knuckles, while the thumb points downwards. The fingers and thumb then snap together repeatedly to suggest a mouth talking. The gesture can be used to indicate that someone talks too much, gossips, is saying nothing of any consequence, or is boring.

To signal for the bill in Japan, although not widely used by younger people, both hands are raised, with the two index fingers forming an “X”. The crossed fingers represent this sign resembling an “X”. Chinese number gestures are a method of using one hand to signify the natural numbers one through ten. Clenched fist is used as a gesture of defiance or solidarity.

Kennedy’s gesture seen here with Nikita Khrushchev. The gesture dubbed the “Clinton thumb” after one of its most famous users, Bill Clinton, is used by politicians to provide emphasis in speeches. This gesture has the thumb leaning against the thumb-side portion of the index finger, which is part of a closed fist, or slightly projecting from the fist. Crossed fingers are used superstitiously to wish for good luck or to nullify a promise. Cuckoo sign, touched or screw loose. In North America, making a circling motion of the index finger at the ear or temple signifies that the person “has a screw loose”, i. It is made with the index and middle fingers spread by a person standing behind the one being insulted.