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BANG OUT

Definition: To remove oneself from a locale

Action: Clench both fists together as if grasping an ejection handle, place in between the legs and "pull" upwards in line with the abdomen.

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BASICS

Definition: Something elementary has been forgotten or neglected. Often used as a reprimand.

Action: Hold both hands out flat with one perpendicular to the other but still in the same plane; slap the back of the hand closest to you into the palm of the one furthest away.

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BREAD AND BUTTER

Definition: Term used to describe actions that are used so often that they are often considered the basic principles of the subject under discussion.

Action: Hold one hand flat and place the other perpendicular in the other plane like a knife; move the top hand up the fingers and down the wrist of the open palm.

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BZZZ

Definition: Used to signal disinterest or irrelevance of the current topic of discussion.

Action: Clench a fist and then extend thumb and forefinger; move hand forward as if pressing an imaginary button.

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CHIN IT OFF

Definition: Dispense with something, as it is considered to not be sufficiently important.

Action: Open the hand flat and hold it up with the fingers just touching the underside of the chin with the palm facing you; move the hand away from the face with a swift brushing motion

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ENDEX

Definition: Finish.

Action: Hold a flat hand directly under the chin with the palm facing the floor; rotate the hand about the axis of the wrist in a slicing motion.

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ENDOF

Definition: This topic of the conversation is over, nothing you say to me about it will be acknowledged from now on.

Action: Hold out a flat hand perpendicular to the arm and parallel with the abdomen; push the palm away from the body once.

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WHEELS IS WHEELS

Definition: The stated time of departure for the transport has passed and therefore we should depart without delay even if there are still people yet to board.

Action: Clench a fist and then extend the forefinger; tap the wrist repeatedly with the forefinger.

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IN

Definition: Used to indicate success or that something is good.

Action: Rotate the index and middle fingers in an anticlockwise direction and then point them sharply downwards.

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OUT

Definition: Used to indicate failure or that something is bad.

Action: Rotate the index and middle fingers in a clockwise direction and then point thumb up and out

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CRINKLE

Definition: Description of someone who has become obviously angry or upset. Usually used to provoke further anger. May be accompanied by annoying hand gesture.

Action: Using index finger, start at the corner of the mouth and describe a jagged line from one side of the mouth to the other.

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THERE I WAS

Definition: I am about to bore you with a story of my aviation prowess.

Action: With the left hand make a fist facing knuckles forward and palm down, as if holding a throttle. With the right hand make a loose fist facing knuckles forward and palm towards the other hand, as if holding a control column. Move both back and forward a few centimetres at a frequency of 1 hertz.