It means "you can't do it" but it has the same effect as "fuck you". It's kind of the middle finger in Turkish. Nah is the word equivalent but nah has a lot less effect than the gesture itself
There are variations of this. One where you move your thumb between your fingers. There is also one where you pull your hand back, do a "shloop" noise with your arm, and then wiggle it. If they licked their arm before doing it, that's gross but it's also the strongest variation
I've also seen ones where they put three of their fingers in between the other hand's fingers. But that's mainly comedic
In most other languages it means good luck and stuff.
18 Comments
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 12 pts · 1y
Damn them all to hell! They took your fecking nose!
terabytes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 1y
My tired brain couldn't understand why they would take the toilet away (sign language)
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Which one? :)
terabytes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
All of them
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
I mean, no? This isn't the sign for toilet in Auslan, of which there are several.
terabytes@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Oh, that's what you were asking. Not about which toilets.
I was thinking of the sign in American sign language.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Nah I was asking which language xP
Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
If it makes you feel any better, you're not the only one who misunderstood. It was funny to get myself corrected by reading the comment chain.
yogurtwrong@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
That's an insult in my language
It means "you can't do it" but it has the same effect as "fuck you". It's kind of the middle finger in Turkish. Nah is the word equivalent but nah has a lot less effect than the gesture itself
There are variations of this. One where you move your thumb between your fingers. There is also one where you pull your hand back, do a "shloop" noise with your arm, and then wiggle it. If they licked their arm before doing it, that's gross but it's also the strongest variation
I've also seen ones where they put three of their fingers in between the other hand's fingers. But that's mainly comedic
In most other languages it means good luck and stuff.
poplargrove@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Not only an insult, its also used in lots of unserious ways. Quite versatile.
Get into an argument and the other party turns out right? You can have "nah" pulled at you (jokingly).
You can also have it done at you at times you dont expect, and it being unexpeced makes it funny.
kriz@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 1y
The worst part is that nearly half this country thinks it didn't happen
sepiroth154@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 1y
Oh nose!
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
go get my nose back - ll cool j
colin@lemmy.uninsane.org · 2 pts · 1y
that's not just any nose. that's the nose. they stole Wikipedia's nose.
tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
ok i don't get this one
poplargrove@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
The alt text has an explanation. Couldnt figure out how to copy it to this comment.
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 1y
Now you breath manually
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
The letter T?