S@Side Nod
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American Sign Language
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Imitative of a head nod, a cross-cultural gesture meaning yes.
Production
[edit]- This one-handed ASL sign is produced often with the head nodding “yes”:
Posture the dominant hand in the “S” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, palm facing forward.- Nod the hand at least once.
Posture the dominant hand in the “S” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, dominant palm facing down.
Interjection
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- H^o@Side-PalmForward Flatten (“no”)
Derived terms
[edit]- Y@Side-PalmForward Nod Y@Side-PalmDown (“now I see”)