Banned Phrases Sign Language
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.
Related definitions:
- Foxtrot oscar
- Make like a…
- Retrograde
- SID (any Major Road Name)
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.
Related definitions:
- Schoolboy (error)
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.
Related definitions:
- Meat and two veg
- Pain au beurre
- Schoolboy (error
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.
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
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.
End of
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.