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Symbol for the hand used like a good old telephone receiver. Thumb is near ones ear, the little finger is near ones mouth. Used here in Germany when land line were used more often to show someone behind a window: I’ll call you (later).
Directly translated it means “radical broh! let’s smoke some weed.”
The only correct answer in the thread.
Some cultures have a way of counting to ten on one hand. This represents six in one version of that system.
It may be Shaka, but in Unicode and emoji it’s “call me” https://emojipedia.org/call-me-hand
The angle of the fingers is all weird. The middle three and the wrist should be pointing up-right, not up.
The one on the GP’s link is a bit better. Maybe even recognizable.
I wonder what system the OP’s one comes from.
When the walls fell!
The amount or people that dont know about shakas is killing me. No culture
I knew it meant “hang loose”, but I’ve never heard the term.
Known it as hang loose since the 80’s from Hawaii
Since the 80s in Oklahoma for me. My dad’s generation came up with this. Thought it was common knowledge.
It’s the “call me hand” emoji.
I’m surprised they made an emoji for something as obscene as this but you know that “two in the pink, one in the stink” thing for the shocker? This is along the same lines: One in the pink, one giving your lady a thumbs up to tell her you’re a chill dude and having a good time.
Doesn’t work as well on guys unless he’s flexible or has a bunch of strategically-placed mirrors.
Hang ten, dude!
Call me
I don’t know you.
🤙
Oh, that’s just Blondie.
When in doubt, see the emojipedia. Yes, there’s an encyclopedia for explaining what different emoji mean.
Its the Shaka, Hawaii’s official state hand gesture.
It is not the shaka. It’s the “call me hand” emoji.
It’s not the call me hand, it’s the hang loose emoji!
It’s not the hang loose emoji, it’s the fancy tea party emoji!
Of course the fucking Mormons are trying to own it.
Who copied it from the freemasons
Thank you.
This is way more accurate than that urban dictionary.
In Hawaii (depending on where you are) shaka is used all the time. Kinda like waving to someone with a hint of good vibe to it. Also to emphasize “hey that’s cool”. You see it a lot waving thanks to cars, too
To add to this, it’s widely used in Brazil who copied it from surf culture.
China also uses it as part of their one hand counting system. To them it’s the number 6 (pronounced ‘leo’). The use of it in western culture has allowed them to adopt it as a way of saying something is cool. They will say 666 (pronounced “leo leo leo”) while making the hand gesture to say something is cool. This fact was very fun to explain to my ultra conservative family back in the states.
Source: I taught in China for nine years in an international school with a very large Brazilian community.
So, while stereotypical, the surfer sign meaning isn’t far off!
Radical 🤙
Hang ten breh
Is there also a hand signal for when something isn’t good?
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Well, I guess I meant a Hawaiian one. But I suppose that one is universal.
It’s known as the hawaiian good luck sign.
I think maybe this sub is a little too lenient with its name.
Would you rather lick she-hulk’s pussy? Or get tied up with wonder womans truth lasso?
She-hulk, final answer.
It’s a friendly gesture. Shaka / hang loose.
shaka when the walls fell
Sokath, his eyes open.
Temba, his arms wide
Ahh, beat me to it