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# 1@Jaw 1@Chin
## American Sign Language
### Alternative forms

* (reverse direction) 1@Chin 1@Jaw

### Etymology

Reduction of obsolete sign 1@Ear 1@Mouth B@RadialHand-PalmForward-B@CenterNeckhigh-PalmForward (“hearing and speaking are closed”), hearkens to the then-acceptable manualist term, Deaf-mute.

### Production

* This entry needs a photograph or drawing for illustration. Please try to find a suitable image on Wikimedia Commons or upload one there yourself!
* This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape with the index finger touching the jaw.
** Hold the hand still briefly.
** Move the hand so the index finger touches the dominant side of the chin.
** Hold the hand still briefly.

### Adjective

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: DEAF)
* deaf

### Noun

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* deaf person
# 1@NearPalm-C@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp Contact
## American Sign Language
### Etymology

Illustrative.

### Production

* This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the nondominant hand in the “C” shape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape within a couple of inches of the nondominant palm.
** Move the dominant hand down so the index finger contacts the palm once or twice.
** Hold both hands still briefly.
| GUH Hand | LUH Hand | LUH Move | GUH Move | GUH Hand | LUH Hand |
| GUH Palm | LUH Palm | Second | Second | GUH Palm | LUH Palm |
| GUH Position | LUH Separation | Third | Third |
| 1 | C | | Down | | |
| Side | Up | | | | |
| | Touching wrapped | | | | |
| | Underside | | | | |

### Noun

(ASL gloss: HOTDOG)
* hot dog
# 1@Nose-FingerBack 1@FromNose-FingerForward
## American Sign Language
### Alternative forms

* The finger may begin pointing across to the nose rather than back to the nose.
* After touching the nose, the finger may be drawn back near the cheek and then flung forward forcibly.

### Etymology

The origin starts with pointing to a nose as it's indicative of being "nosy", which means prying for information in an intrusive sense. In morphological form: "Nosy? Not so." has introduced a new form for "Don't Mind".

### Production

* This entry needs a photograph or drawing for illustration. Please try to find a suitable image on Wikimedia Commons or upload one there yourself!
* This one-handed ASL sign is usually made while twisting the head from side to side (the typical “no” headshake):
** Posture the hand in the “1” handshape with the finger tip touching the nose.
** Hold the hand still briefly.
** Twist the hand forward so the finger points forward and slightly down.
** Hold the hand still briefly.

### Verb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: DON'T-MIND)
* not to mind; not to care; to be indifferent

#### Related terms

* FlatO@Nose-FingerBack Claw5@FromNose-PalmForward (“don't care”)

### Adjective

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: INDIFFERENT)
* indifferent; nonchalant
# 1@RadialHand-FingerForwardAcross-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerForwardAcross
## American Sign Language
### Etymology

A shift in morphological form with its origin word, "Same"; When the answer is right, it compare what's written and what's an official answer is. When it is the same answers then it is the same; but through morphological form, it turned into a concept as an applaud for being "right".

### Production

* This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the nondominant hand in the “1” handshape in front of the center of the chest, extended fingers of the nondominant hand pointing forward and across the body toward the dominant side (contralaterally). Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape at the radial (thumb) side of the nondominant hand, extended fingers of the dominant hand pointing forward and across the body toward the nondominant side (contralaterally).
** Hold both hands still briefly.
| GUH Hand | LUH Hand | LUH Move | GUH Move | GUH Hand | LUH Hand |
| GUH Palm | LUH Palm | Second | Second | GUH Palm | LUH Palm |
| GUH Position | LUH Separation | Third | Third |
| 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Side | Side | | | | |
| | Touching on | | | | |
| | Underside | | | | |

### Adjective

(ASL gloss: CORRECT)
* correct; right

#### Synonyms

* (correct): 1@NearNose Contact

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “correct, right”): Y@Chin-PalmBack (“wrong”)
# 1@Sfhead-PalmDown 1@RadialHand-PalmDown-1@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown
## American Sign Language
### Alternative forms

* (hands don't quite contact each other) 1@Sfhead-PalmDown 1@NearRadialHand-PalmDown-1@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown
* (simplified by moving the initial posture closer to the final one) 1@NearUlnarHand-PalmUp-1@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp 1@RadialHand-PalmDown-1@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown

### Etymology

Compound of 1@NearSfhead-PalmDown 1@Sfhead-PalmDown (“think”) and 1@RadialHand-PalmDown-1@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Contact (“same”). The typical ASL compounding process for such signs drops the initial move of the first component and the contact and optional repetition of the second component.

### Production

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* This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape with the tip of the index finger touching the side of the forehead, palm facing down.
** Hold the dominant hand still briefly.
** Posture the nondominant hand in the “1” handshape in the center of the space in front of the chest, palm facing down, finger pointing forward. At the same time, move the dominant hand so the radial edge of the index finger contacts that of the nondominant hand, palm facing down, finger pointing forward.
** Hold both hands still briefly.

### Verb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: AGREE)
* to agree
* to consent
* to suit

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “agree”): 1@Sfhead-PalmDown 1@TipFinger-FingerAcross-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerAcross 1@FromTipFinger-1@InsideChesthigh (“disagree”)

### Noun

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: AGREE)
* agreement; consent

### Adjective

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* in agreement; in accord
* compatible
# 1^o-f@IpsiChest-FingerBack RoundHoriz 1^o-f@ContraChest-FingerBack
## American Sign Language
### Alternative forms

* (shifted toward the dominant side to indicate that the non-first-person members are literally or figuratively on the dominant side of the signer) 1^o-f@IpsiChest-FingerBack RoundHoriz 1^o-f@Chest-FingerBack
* (shifted toward the nondominant side to indicate that the non-first-person members are literally or figuratively on the nondominant side of the signer) 1^o-f@Chest-FingerBack RoundHoriz 1^o-f@ContraChest-FingerBack

### Etymology

From the typical ASL method of referring to a group by pointing to it with a sweeping motion.

### Production

* This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the dominant hand in the bent variation of the “1” handshape on the dominant side of the chest, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing back.
** Move the hand in a horizontal arc forward then to the nondominant side.
** Posture the dominant hand in the bent variation of the “1” handshape on the nondominant side of the chest, extended finger(s) of the dominant hand pointing back.
** Hold the hand still briefly.
* To indicate that the non-first-person members of the group are literally or figuratively located somewhere, the signer may lean his or her body and shift the contact point toward that location.
| GUH Hand | LUH Hand | LUH Move | GUH Move | GUH Hand | LUH Hand |
| GUH Palm | LUH Palm | Second | Second | GUH Palm | LUH Palm |
| GUH Position | LUH Separation | Third | Third |
| bent-1 | | | LUH Side | | |
| In | | | Out-Return | | |
| Close to Body | | | | | |
| GUH Side | | | | | |
| of Chest | | | | | |

### Pronoun

(ASL glosses: US, WE, PRO-PL-1, PRO-PL$^{→1}$)
* we; us

#### Usage notes

This sign is used when the number of people in the group is large or unknown. For small groups (depending on the signer, groups sized two through five or two through nine, including the signer), specific signs like K@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp Nod (“the two of us”) and 3@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the three of us”) are typically used instead.

#### Related terms

* FlatB@IpsiChest-RadialBack RoundHoriz FlatB@ContraChest-UlnarBack (“our”)
* OpenA@IpsiChest-TipHandBack RoundHoriz OpenA@ContraChest-TipHandBack (“ourselves”)
* A@IpsiChest-RadialBack RoundHoriz A@ContraChest-RadialBack (“we only”)
* 1^o-f@Sternum-FingerBack (“me”)
* 1@Left1Chesthigh-FingerForward 1@Right1Chesthigh-FingerForward (“them, you all”)

#### See also

* K@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp Nod (“the two of us”)
* 3@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the three of us”)
* 4@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the four of us”)
* 5@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the five of us”)
* 6@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the six of us”)
* 7@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the seven of us”)
* 8@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the eight of us”)
* 9@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz (“the nine of us”)
# 5@NearCheek-PalmBack RoundVert OpenA@NearJaw-PalmBack
## American Sign Language
### Alternative forms

* (palm initially facing in toward the face, final “O” shape returned to initial position) 5@NearCheek-PalmAcross RoundVert O@NearCheek-PalmAcross
* (ending with the “A” handshape...) 5@NearCheek-PalmBack RoundVert A@NearJaw-PalmBack

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Obviously this has something to do with the face, but what?”)

### Production

* This one-handed ASL sign is produced usually with a pleasant smile, often with eyes closed by the end of the sign:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “5” handshape near the dominant cheek, dominant palm facing back.
** Move the hand in a circle around the entire face (up the dominant side, across, down, and back to the dominant side), ending with a closing of the fingers into the following posture.
** Posture the dominant hand in the “open A” handshape near the dominant jaw, dominant palm facing back.
** Hold the final posture briefly.
* The sign may be produced quickly to mention beauty in passing or it may be produced slowly for emphasis.
* Optionally shake the hand in the final posture for emphasis.
| GUH Hand | LUH Hand | LUH Move | GUH Move | GUH Hand | LUH Hand |
| GUH Palm | LUH Palm | Second | Second | GUH Palm | LUH Palm |
| GUH Position | LUH Separation | Third | Third |
| 5 | | | LUH Side | | |
| In | | | | | |
| Close to Body | | | | | |
| Center | | | | | |
| of Eyes | | | | | |
| 5 | | | GUH Side | open-A | |
| In | | | | In | |
| Close to Body | | | | | |
| Center | | | | | |
| of Eyes | | | | | |

### Adjective

(ASL gloss: BEAUTIFUL)
* beautiful; handsome

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “beautiful”): 1@NearNose-PalmDown X@NearNose-PalmDown (“UGLY”)

### Noun

(ASL gloss: BEAUTY)
* beauty
# Claw5@NearNose-PalmBack
## American Sign Language
### Production

* This one-handed ASL sign is produced with an angry scowl:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape within a few inches from the nose, dominant palm facing back.
** Clench the fingers into a tight claw and hold briefly.

### Adjective

(ASL gloss: ANGRY)
* angry
# coordinating conjunction
## English
### Noun

coordinating conjunction (plural coordinating conjunctions)
* (grammar) A conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses. [from 1875–80]
    Hypernym: conjunction
    Coordinate term: subordinating conjunction
    Near-synonym: coordinator

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “coordinating conjunction”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
# Open8@BackHand-PalmDown-S@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Twist
## American Sign Language
### Alternative forms

* (grasp with index finger instead of middle finger) SmallC@BackHand-PalmDown-S@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Twist
* (rocking both hands) Open8@BackHand-PalmDown-S@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Nod-Twist

### Etymology

Imitates a mounted globe, the S fist as the globe itself and the open 8 as the mounting brace touching the globe at the north and south poles.

### Production

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* This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the nondominant hand in the “S” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape with the thumb and middle finger grasping the nondominant hand, dominant palm facing down.
** Twist the dominant hand repeatedly along the axis running through the tips of the thumb and the index finger.
** Hold the dominant hand still briefly.

### Proper noun

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: EARTH)
* the Earth

### Noun

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: GLOBE)
* (literally) globe
* geography
* planet
# Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact
## American Sign Language
### Etymology

Presumably from the obsolete sign 1@Chin-FingerBack Contact Contact (“favorite”).

### Production

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* This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape at the chin, dominant palm facing back.
** Hold hand still briefly.
** Tap the middle finger of the dominant hand on the chin two or more times.
** Hold the hand still briefly.

### Adjective

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: FAVORITE)
* favorite
    (ASL gloss) MY FAVORITE COLOR GREEN WHY ME HAVE GREEN EYES!
    "My favorite color is green because of my eyes being green!"

#### Synonyms

* (favorite): A@Mouth-PalmForward A@NearMouth-PalmForward (“love it”), X@Finger-PalmForward-X@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmBack X@Finger-PalmForward-X@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmBack (“best friend”)

### Verb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: PREFER)
* (transitive) to prefer; to be partial to (something)

#### Inflection

* (prefer; be partial to): (comparative) Open8@Chin-PalmBack OpenA@NearChin-ThumbUp

#### Synonyms

* (prefer, be partial to): B@NearRadialFinger-FingerForward-B@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp Contact Contact, OpenB@Mouth-PalmBack OpenA@NearMouth-ThumbUp

### Adverb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: PREFER)
* rather; preferably

### Noun

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: FAVORITE)
* favorite
* preference
* flavor
* type
# Open8@NearChest-PalmBack 8@NearChest-PalmBack Claw5@FromChest-PalmDown
## American Sign Language
### Etymology

From typical negative incorporation into the sign Open8@NearChest-PalmBack 8@FromChest-PalmBack (“to like”).

### Production

* This one-handed ASL sign is produced with a “no” headshake or an expression of distaste:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape within a few inches from the chest, dominant palm facing back.
** Draw the hand forward from the chest while closing the thumb and middle finger.
** Posture the dominant hand in the “8” handshape several inches from the chest, dominant palm facing back.
** Twist the hand downward while releasing the middle finger.
** Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape several inches from the chest, dominant palm facing down.

### Verb

(ASL gloss: DONT-LIKE)
* to dislike; not to like
# tall tale
## English
### Etymology

From tall (“exaggerated”) +‎ tale.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /tɔːl ˈteɪl/
* (General American) IPA: /tɔl ˈteɪl/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪl

### Noun

tall tale (plural tall tales)
* (idiomatic) A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.
    Synonyms: Banbury story of a cock and a bull, cock-and-bull story, fish story, tall story, traveller's tale
    He returned on Monday with a tall tale about a 100-pound fish he had caught.
** 2020 August 4, Richard Conniff, “They may look goofy, but ostriches are nobody’s fool”, in National Geographic Magazine‎:The head-in-sand idea is a threadbare, 2,000-year-old hand-me-down from the Roman naturalist Pliny, who sometimes passed on tall tales.

#### See also

* shaggy dog story
* whopper

### References

* ↑ Compare “tall, adj. (and n.)”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
* ↑ “tall tale, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary; from Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary, 6th edition, Boston, Mass.: Heinle Cengage Learning; Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers, 2009, →ISBN.

### Further reading

* “tall tale”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* “tall tale” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
* “tall tale”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
# B@Cheek-PalmForward B@Jaw-PalmForward
## American Sign Language
### Etymology

From initial letter B of English brown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Why is this sign made at this location? Is it a reference to facial hair?”)

### Production

* This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “B” handshape Cheek, palm facing forward.
** Slide the hand down the face to the following posture.
** Posture the dominant hand in the “B” handshape at the jaw (below the cheek and ear, behind the chin), palm facing forward.

### Adjective

(ASL gloss: BROWN)
* brown
# BentB@Abdomen Contact Contact Contact
## American Sign Language
### Alternative forms

* (obsolete) Open8@Abdomen Contact Contact Contact

### Etymology

Indicates the position of the liver.

### Production

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* This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the dominant hand in the “bent B” handshape just below the right side of the ribcage, where the liver is located.
** Tap the fingers lightly against the abdomen a couple of times.
* Note: This is one of the few ASL signs that is always made with the right hand, regardless of which hand is dominant.

### Noun

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: LIVER)
* liver
    (ASL Gloss) LIVER IMPORTANT FOR HEALTH
    "Liver is important for health."
# BentB@BaseHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross BentB@TipHand-PalmDown-OpenB@CenterSternumhigh-UlnarAcross
## American Sign Language
### Production

* This entry needs a photograph or drawing for illustration. Please try to find a suitable image on Wikimedia Commons or upload one there yourself!
* This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the nondominant hand in the “open B” handshape in front of the chest, with the fingers pointing forward, palm up. Posture the dominant hand in the “bent B” handshape touching the base of the nondominant hand, dominant palm facing down.
** Brush the fingertips of the dominant hand across the nondominant hand to the fingertips.
** Variations may do this action once, repeat it, or continue doing it until the desired effect is attained (i.e. if trying to pass by or through a signer's conversation).

### Verb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: EXCUSE-ME)
* A polite expression offering apology: excuse me; pardon me.
    (ASL gloss) EXCUSE-ME.
    "Excuse me."

### Noun

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: EXCUSE)
* excuse; forgiveness; pardon; parole.
    (ASL gloss) CLASS LATE, SLEEP LATE NOT EXCUSE.
    "Sleeping late is no excuse for being late to class."
# OpenB@Forehead-PalmBack OpenA@FromSfhead-ThumbAside
## American Sign Language
### Etymology

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

* 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

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: FORGET)
* to forget
# C@NearFinger-PalmForwardHandUp-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp RoundHoriz C@NearFinger-PalmBackHandUp-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp
## American Sign Language
### Alternative forms

* (with the dominant thumb touching the nondominant index finger) C@Finger-PalmForwardHandUp-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp RoundHoriz C@Finger-PalmBackHandUp-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp

### Etymology

From initial letter C of English culture, using a movement similar to the ASL sign S@NearFinger-PalmForwardHandUp-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp RoundHoriz S@NearFinger-PalmBackHandUp-1@CenterChesthigh-FingerUp (“society, situation”), indicating that which surrounds (represented by the dominant hand sweeping around) an individual (represented by the nondominant “1” hand).

### Production

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* This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
** Posture the nondominant hand in the “1” handshape in front of the center of the chest, extended finger(s) of the nondominant hand pointing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “C” shape within a couple of inches of the extended finger of the nondominant hand, palm of the dominant hand facing forward and oriented so the whole hand points up.
** Move the dominant hand in an arc, first toward the dominant side, then forward, then back toward the nondominant side. While doing so, rotate the dominant hand from palm-forward orientation to palm-back. The nondominant hand does not move.
** Posture the nondominant hand in the “1” handshape in front of the center of the chest, extended finger(s) of the nondominant hand pointing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “C” shape within a couple of inches of the extended finger of the nondominant hand, palm of the dominant hand facing back and oriented so the whole hand points up.
** Hold both hands still briefly.

### Noun

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: CULTURE)
* culture
** 2009, abcohende, American Deaf Culture, 0:01:05:
    (ASL gloss) TWO CULTURES, AMERICAN CULTURE [on one side], [on the other side] DEAF CULTURE — “[There are] two cultures: American culture on one side, Deaf culture on the other.”(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Adjective

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: CULTURAL)
* cultural