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Has someone ever flicked their chin at you? Have you been scratching your head trying to figure out what the heck they meant by it? The chin flick gesture is a form of nonverbal communication that’s used all over the world. While it’s said to have originated in Italy, you can find people doing it in North Africa, Belgium, and, since it’s been recently popularized on TikTok, even in North and South America. In this article, we’ll clear up your confusion around the chin flick gesture. We’ll teach you how to use it and offer some expert insight on its many meanings.
Things You Should Know
- Use the chin flick gesture to communicate that you don’t care about something.
- Flick your chin at someone as an insult when they tick you off.
- Try chin flicking with both your hands to double down on your frustration.
- Make the chin flick gesture by pinching your hand together and placing it under your chin. Then, swiftly flick your fingers outward.
Steps
Other TikTok Chin Gestures
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Place your chin on someone’s palm to do the #FoolInLove challenge. If someone you love sticks their palm out, place your chin directly on their hand to show your affection. This gesture, which resembles a dog lovingly placing their head in the hand of their owner, went viral on TikTok. Now, users all over the world record themselves placing their chin in the palm of their friends, often with the hashtag #FoolInLove (which has amassed 350,000,000+ views).[16]
- Other hashtags for this gesture include #IAmYourValentine and #ChinOnPalmChallenge.
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Stroke or scratch your chin when you’re deep in thought. Carefully stroke your chin to show you’re pensively lost in thought or analyzing a situation. You can use this gesture to signify that you’re considering your options when given a choice.[17]
- For an easy TikTok dance move, try doing the chin stroke directly to the camera. Then, flick your hand away from your face and walk out of frame.
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References
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/experts-guide-to-italian-hand-gestures/index.html
- ↑ http://www.uwosh.edu/home_pages/faculty_staff/minniear/pages/etiquette%20101%20gestures%204.pdf
- ↑ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/10/rude-hand-gestures-of-world.html
- ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/travel/hand-gestures-that-can-be-offensive-around-the-world
- ↑ https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/barbe
- ↑ https://journeys.dartmouth.edu/folklorearchive/2018/11/13/insulting-gestures-france-gesture-2-chin-flick/
- ↑ https://publish.iupress.indiana.edu/read/the-semiotics-of-french-gestures/section/c48bb352-e9e7-44ec-a57b-57d39d21a886
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wander-woman/202109/how-to-deal-with-dismissive-and-arrogant-people
- ↑ https://parade.com/1105374/marynliles/good-comebacks/
- ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/power-and-influence/202203/when-engage-in-argument-and-when-walk-away
- ↑ https://youtu.be/DXTof4wk3NY?t=137
- ↑ https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/experts-guide-to-italian-hand-gestures/index.html
- ↑ http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002995.html
- ↑ https://youtu.be/_8hAOxsTpVY?t=78
- ↑ https://blog.rosettastone.com/9-ways-to-express-yourself-in-french-body-language/
- ↑ https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/04/chin-on-palm-tiktok-videos-explained.html
- ↑ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chin-stroking