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Italian gestures

There seem to be a lot of gestures missing. Example: the 'chin flick' (chissenefrega). See e.g. https://www.theintrepidguide.com/italian-hand-gestures/ —DIV (1.145.38.137 (talk) 12:38, 6 November 2022 (UTC))
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Sports and other specialised activities

If the gestures arising in the following situations are not all going to be listed out, perhaps instead the situations can be more comprehensively referred to in the introduction. —DIV (1.145.36.244 (talk) 14:59, 7 November 2022 (UTC))

Sports umpire/referees

You're also missing sporting gestures, such as the umpire/referees gestures in

• baseball (safe),
• boxing (you're out),
• tennis (in/out/unsighted), and
• Australian rules football (goal/behind).

—DIV (49.195.30.200 (talk) 14:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC))

I see that the introduction has "Not included are the specialized gestures, calls, and signals used by referees and umpires in various organized sports."

So maybe this article should be renamed "List of general gestures". 1.145.36.244 (talk) 14:50, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Sports players

Signals used by players to communicate (perhaps secretly) to teammates, such as in doubles tennis or American football. —DIV (1.145.36.244 (talk) 14:53, 7 November 2022 (UTC))

Dancing

Hand signals used by the caller in rueda de casino. —DIV (1.145.36.244 (talk) 14:54, 7 November 2022 (UTC))

Work

• Signals used by the dogman directing a crane operator.
• Signals used by runway personnel to direct aircraft.

—DIV (1.145.36.244 (talk) 14:57, 7 November 2022 (UTC))

A question about a two handed gesture

How is that gesture where you lift your hands up and start moving them from left to right (or in reverse) called? 213.147.131.201 (talk) 13:19, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Sign Language Reference Edit

I made the recent edit where I removed a reference to sign languages. I hadn't signed in on my account, but can be contacted here if need be. 0x3444ac53 (talk) 22:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

German gestures

There are a few gestures in the article that are common here in Germany, but are not mentioned in the article. This includes, among other things, the “windshield wiper” move. The palm of the hand points perpendicular to the face and is waved back and forth. I don't know if it's a purely German phenomenon.

The attached article from the German-language public broadcaster DW shows other customary gestures and facial expressions with video examples. The article is written in English. [1] ('7 videos of German facial expressions that need explaining').

My English is not good enough to write this topic in an encyclopedia-worthy manner. Maybe one of you can add this. RaveDog (talk) 16:13, 25 July 2024 (UTC)