T-pose

English

Konqi, KDE's mascot, t-posing.

Alternative forms

• T pose

Etymology

Originally a default pose for video game characters, but spread into real-life usage. Named as such because the person's body resembles the letter T.

Noun

T-pose (plural T-poses)

1. (originally animation) A pose in which one stands rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.
   • 2015 May 26, Ferdinand Engländer, “The T-pose – all about this mighty blueprint”, in Animator Island‎^[1]:

     But most importantly: As we previously established, the T-pose is just a blueprint for constructing the physical anatomy of the character.

   • 2018 May 16, "The Classy Libertarian", “Not Only Is the “T-Pose” Racist, It’s Also Violent”, in Medium‎^[2], archived from the original on 16 May 2018:

     In order to perform a “T-Pose,” one stands as tall as possible, extends his or her arms outright (in order to form the letter T), and usually does so in an effort to intimidate.

Verb

T-pose (third-person singular simple present T-poses, present participle T-posing, simple past and past participle T-posed)

1. (intransitive) To stand rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.
   • 2018 May 15, Jay Hathaway, “How the ‘T-pose’ became a meme”, in The Daily Dot‎^[3]:

     In 2018, T-posing has become something kids do in real life.

Anagrams

• ETOPS, Poets, Potes, Topes, e-stop, estop, pesto, poets, poset, potes, septo-, stoep, stope, topes