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American Sign Language
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Production
1.3
Adjective
1.3.1
Antonyms
1.4
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Etymology
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Initial
G
from
English
gay
Production
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This one-handed ASL sign has one posture:
Posture the dominant hand in
the “G” handshape
with the tips of the index finger and thumb touching the chin, radial edge (the edge of the index finger and thumb) on top.
Hold the hand briefly in this posture.
GUH Hand
LUH Hand
LUH Move
GUH Move
GUH Hand
LUH Hand
GUH Palm
LUH Palm
Second
Second
GUH Palm
LUH Palm
GUH Position
LUH Separation
Third
Third
G
In
Close to Body
Center
of Chin
Adjective
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(ASL gloss:
GAY
)
(
usually of a male
)
gay
;
homosexual
Antonyms
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B@Nose-PalmAcross B@CenterNosehigh-PalmAcross
(
“
straight
”
)
See also
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L@Chin-PalmBack
(
“
lesbian
”
)
Categories
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American Sign Language terms derived from English
American Sign Language lemmas
American Sign Language adjectives
Hidden category:
American Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts