OpenB@Forehead-PalmBack OpenA@FromSfhead-ThumbAside
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American Sign Language
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Suggests wiping something from memory and deleting it. Compare OpenA@Forehead-ThumbBack OpenA@BackThumb-ThumbAcross-OpenA@CenterChesthigh-ThumbAcross (“to remember”) and A@InsideChesthigh OpenA@SideSternumhigh-ThumbAside (“to delete”).
Production
[edit]- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape at the forehead, dominant palm facing back.
- Move the hand to the following posture while changing the handshape.
- Posture the dominant hand in the “open A” handshape several inches from the dominant side of the forehead, dominant thumb pointing toward the dominant side.
Verb
[edit]Upload png, jpg, or gif image. (ASL gloss: FORGET)
- to forget