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1
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Friend

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Shake hands

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Facebook

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Open hands like a book several times in front of face

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Quiet

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Open hands close to Os and move out

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Play

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Flat upward circles with both hands

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Self-confidence

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Finger moves down chest, then C shape moves up

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Girl

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Finger makes small stroking motions down cheek twice

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Brother

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Fists rub together

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Father

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F-F

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Mother

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M-M

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Parents

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M-F
OR
V shape flicks to side 2x

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Family

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F circles once

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Aunt

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Two fingers tap chin once

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Woman

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Finger strokes down cheek twice

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Relationship

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Interlocking O shape moves forward and back a few times

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Child/ren

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Mime patting child/ren on head/s

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Son

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Finger extends across chin

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17
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My [family member] is called…

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Fist to chest (my)
[family type]
Two fingers out from forehead (name)
Finger waggles (what)
[Name]

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18
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I have X brothers and X sisters

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Point at self (I)
Open hand moves down and closes (have)
[Number; sibling type]

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I have a large family

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Fist to chest (my)
F circles (family)
Slightly bent fingers move apart with puffed cheeks (large)

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20
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Signing

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Palms face each other and circle forwards

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21
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British sign language

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Both hands push down (Britain)
Palms face each other and circle forwards (signing)
Horizontal L shapes move apart (language)

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22
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Partner

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Like F but fingers pointing up, hands circle forward

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Devil/evil

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Y handshape twists so back lands on forehead

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Suspicious

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Y shape faces out and moves forward and back with a frown

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25
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Step…

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S

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26
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Half…

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Slice right hand down left palm

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Cousin

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Finger C taps left shoulder twice

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Niece/nephew

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Curled together 2 fingers tap chin once/twice

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29
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Mid-length hair

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Trace strand of hair to below ear

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30
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I have green eyes

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Fist to chest (my)
Point to eye (eye)
C circles (colour)
Finger waggles (what)
Fingers wiggle up arm (green)

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31
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My sister is tall

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Fist to chest (my)
Crooked finger taps nose twice (sister)
Horizontal hand moves down (tall)

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32
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Sister

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Crooked finger taps nose twice

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33
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Daughter

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D-D

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Grandmother

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G-M-M

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Old

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Two fingers move down either side of nose; puff cheeks

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36
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Uncle

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Two fingers tap chin twice

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37
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Hair

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Pinch piece of hair

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38
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Baby

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Mime rocking a baby

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39
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Thin

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Finger and thumb held close together and move down

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40
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(They’re) Short

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Small downward motion

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41
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Long hair

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Trace hair to middle of chest

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42
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Long curly hair

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Both hands make curls to shoulders

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43
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Going to the restaurant

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Finger points down then flicks up (going)
Two fingers held together move up and down to mouth (restaurant)

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44
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Meeting a friend

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Upward pointing index fingers come together (meeting)
Mime handshake (friend)

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45
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Boy

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Index moves across chin

46
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Fat

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Hands move out to sides

47
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(They’re) tall

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Small downward motion above head

48
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Wife

A

Mime putting on a ring

49
Q

Divorced

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Mime taking off and throwing a ring away

50
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Single

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Right hand brushes back of left

51
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Engaged

A

Point to base of ring finger twice

52
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Dating

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Fist taps chin twice

53
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Married

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Mime putting on a ring, then flatten hand over left

54
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Separated

A

Upright bent hands move apart

55
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Mouth

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Outline mouth

56
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Nose

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Point to nose

57
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Eye

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Point to eye

58
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Hearing

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Point at ear and mouth

59
Q

Beard

A

Closed hands on cheeks move down to chin

60
Q

My grandmother is 73

A

Fist to chest (my)
G-M-M
Fingers wiggle on nose (age)
Finger waggles (what)
73

61
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Deaf

A

Two fingers touch ear

62
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Grandfather

63
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Bisexual

A

V shape twists side to side on left fist
OR wiggle vs alternately
OR both Vs tap each other

64
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Lesbian

A

Finger and thumb rocks back and forth on palm
OR same in the air

65
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Straight

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Hand moves out from nose

66
Q

Gender fluid

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G-G
Wave motion but thumb of flat hands face up; alternate movements to chest

67
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Bi-curious

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V shape with both fingers point forward fluttering; finger C makes two circles by ear

68
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Not sure

A

Open palm with thumb up rocks side to side on left palm

69
Q

Queer

A

Deliberate ‘Q’
OR bent fingers in vague C shape move down from ear

70
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Person

A

Finger C facing forward moves down

71
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Asexual

A

Bent hands move back towards chest

72
Q

Pride month

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Thumbs up circles
M (month)

73
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Pansexual

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Stacked palms; right hand flicks forward several times while moving both sideways

74
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Gay

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Bent thumb rocks on palm

75
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Gender

76
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Spectrum

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Flat palms touch with thumbs facing up; right moves away and back in fluid motion

77
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Gender non-binary

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G-G
Right finger points to diagonal right, left to left

78
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Transgender

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Straight fingers with hooked thumb (like C) start on upper chest and move out and flip so back lands on chest, thumb touching fingers

79
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Cisgender

80
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Right (entitlement)

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Flat horizontal hand taps upper left chest

81
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Bright (clever)

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Thumb brushes forehead (tip) and off

82
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Soft (gentle)

A

Poke right jaw

83
Q

Poor

A

Elbow patches

84
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Questioning

A

Both Os circle alternately forward from chest with fingers out

85
Q

Angry

A

Clawed hands start close together then jerk up and out

86
Q

Beautiful

A

Whole hand O at chin; fingers open and wave across face

87
Q

Ugly

A

Pinky out of fist circles in front of mouth and nose

88
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Loud

A

Finger circles around ear

89
Q

Group

A

Both hand Cs held apart and tilted out close over each other

90
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Stupid

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Fist meets palm (under)

91
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Fault

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Pinky fist starts on chest, scoops down and forward OR
Tap pinky on chest for ‘my fault’

92
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Sorry

A

Fist rubs circles on chest

93
Q

Give

A

Hands move forward as if presenting something

94
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Argue

A

Both fists with pinkies out collide then separate

95
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Tease

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Open left hand brushes up right finger twice

96
Q

Hey (getting attention)

A

Flat hand pats air twice

97
Q

Swear

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Pinky out of fist taps lip then bounces forward

98
Q

Show

A

Hands touch cheeks and move forward

99
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Hi

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Bent hand touches forehead and moves away like salute

100
Q

Donate

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Hand C with thumb on face-up left palm moves off palm in direction of fingertips

101
Q

Recieve money

A

Hand C moves onto palm

102
Q

Communication

A

Both hand Cs, open ends facing, move alternately forward and back

103
Q

Man

A

Fingers and thumb stroke down chin like beard

104
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Young

105
Q

Pride

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Thumbs ups circle inwards, thumbs alternately brushing chest

106
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Talk

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Both fingers out of fists, right does downward circles

107
Q

Rich

A

Bent fingers facing in move down chest

108
Q

Husband

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Mime putting on ring twice

109
Q

Lonely

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Finger behind flat upright hand moves under to front

110
Q

I’m staying out of it!

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Bent hands start out from body, move in towards chest with cautious look

111
Q

Way over my head!

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Fists move towards head, index fingers come out and hands move back until fingers touch shoulders

112
Q

Let me/you know

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Right hand slightly open on right temple, moves to chest and closes like a beak
OR beak closes towards ‘you’. Can be done with both hands for ‘let you all know’

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