S@Side Nod
American Sign Language
editEtymology
editImitative of a head nod, a cross-cultural gesture meaning yes.
Production
edit- This one-handed ASL sign is produced often with the head nodding “yes”:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “S” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, palm facing forward.
- Nod the hand at least once.
- Posture the dominant hand in the “S” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, dominant palm facing down.
Interjection
editAntonyms
edit- H^o@Side-PalmForward Flatten (“no”)
Derived terms
edit- Y@Side-PalmForward Nod Y@Side-PalmDown (“now I see”)