Reverse Dictionary: GESTURE

ADJECTIVES
► GESTUROUS full of gesture, using gestures, addicted to gestures → 1576  obs.
► JAISTERING swaggering, gesturing, gesticulating → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)

NOUNS
► ANNE’S FAN a rude gesture, thumbing the nose; touching the tip of the thumb to the end of one’s nose and spreading the fingers wide; it can be made worse by wiggling the fingers → 19C Brit.
► AUSSIE HAKA ► AUSTRALIAN HAKA a gesture showing that you have no money to pay for the next round of drinks at a pub; it involves patting one’s pockets, as if to say one has left their wallet at home → 1998 NZ sl.
► BIRD, THE a rude gesture made with the middle finger → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► CUNT HOOKS the insulting gesture that consists of jerking up the first two fingers, the back of the hand towards the person insulted → 20C sl.
► CUT-EYE a scornful gesture made with the eyes; a look of disgust → 1976 African-American
► DOUBLE SIGHT a ‘sight’ (a gesture of derision made by placing the thumb on the tip of one’s nose and spreading out the fingers like a fan) intensified by joining the tip of the little finger to the thumb of the other hand, which in turn has its fingers extended fanwise → E18 sl.
► FASHIONS actions, gestures, ‘ways’ → 1569
► FINGER WAVE the ‘finger’; a curse expressed as a gesture; the middle finger pointed up with the remaining fingers clinched in a fist; the verbalization of the curse is assumed to  be “Fuck you!” or “Stick it up your ass!” M20 US sl.
► GECK a gesture of derision; an expression of scorn or contempt → 1500-20 chiefly Sc.
► GRINDER a derisive gesture made by putting the thumb to the nose and working the little finger like the handle of a  coffee mill → M19 sl.
► HARVEY SMITH a V-sign or other gesture of contempt → 1973 Brit. sl.
► HIGH FIVE a greeting or celebratory gesture that takes the form of raising the arm and ritualistically slapping each other’s palm → 1980s sl.
► MURLIMEWES foolish gestures or antics → 1583 obs.
► ONE-FINGERED SALUTE ► ONE-FINGER SALUTE an obscene gesture of contempt → 1960s US sl.
► QUEEN ANNE’S FAN a gesture of derision: the thumb on the nose-tip and the fingers spread fan-wise → E18 sl.
► RASPBERRY ► RAZZBERRY a sound or gesture expressing contempt, the continuous noise made by forcing air out of the mouth with the tongue held limply behind the lower lip → 1890 sl.
► RAZZ a ‘razzberry’; a sound or gesture expressing contempt → 1919 sl., orig. US
► RUSSIAN EAGLE an obscene gesture made by the upward thrust of all five fingers of one hand; five times more powerful than the ‘finger’ → 1971 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► SALMON ARM SALUTE a derisive gesture based on clenching the fist and raising the middle finger → 1970s Can. sl.
► SIGHT a gesture of derision, made by placing the thumb on the tip of one’s nose and spreading out the fingers like a fan → E18 sl.
► SIGNACLE a sign or gesture → c1450 obs.
► VICK ► VICKY a two-fingered gesture that is used to insult or otherwise cause offense; the forefinger and the middle finger are extended to form a V shape, with the palm turned in towards the gesturer → 1985 Sc.

VERBS
► FLIP ONE OFF to give someone the finger → 2006 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► FLIP THE BIRD to make an obscene and offensive gesture of contempt at a person by raising the middle finger → 1968 US sl.
► GECK AT to scoff at; to use mocking language or gestures towards → 1603 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► GIVE ONE THE FINGER to make an obscene gesture with the middle finger raised as a sign of contempt, and hence showing contempt for someone → 1890 sl., orig. US
► MAKE A LONG NOSE to put the thumb to the nose as a gesture of mockery or ridicule → 1828
► MAKE BACON to make a derisive gesture; to put the thumb to the nose and spread out the fingers → 1887 Eng. dial.
► PULL BACON to make a derisive gesture; to put the thumb to the nose and spread out the fingers → 1887 Eng. dial.
► SAW THE AIR to gesticulate with the hands as if sawing something invisible → 1602
► TAKE A GRINDER to make a coarse gesture similar to thumbing one’s nose and using the other hand to work an imaginary coffee-grinder → M19 sl.
► TAKE A SIGHT to place the thumb against the nose and close all the fingers except the little one, which is agitated as a token of derision → M19 sl.
► TAKE DOUBLE SIGHTS to place the thumb against the nose and close all the fingers except the little one, which is agitated as a token of derision → M19 sl.