Any ideas what it means and why and if it has any different meanings in different countries (and how do you know all this).
2006-12-01 19:44:18 · 14 answers · asked by jayprice1 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Hang Ten! This is called the Shaka sign in America. Here's the info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_sign
2006-12-01 19:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by Rebecca 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Chinese-speaking world it means six. There are other similar signs for all the other nine digits. As the Chinese 'language' is actually a family of very different languages in the spoken form, hand signals were used for trade and barter between groups, as the numbers were often mutually confusing across 'dialects'.
2006-12-01 23:54:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i associate it mainly as being 'devil horns', not that i worship the devil or anything like that, but because it gets done at rock concerts a lot....... if u are a fan of the simpsons, u might remember the episode where bart goes to a spinal tap concert, and the singer from spinal tap does the devil horns sign when the inflatable devil is lowered onto the stage... it can also be used to mean 'call me', the shape of your hand whilst the thumb and little finger are like that is supposed to look like the receiver of a telephone....... if u look on yahoo messenger, u get a load of smileys to use, there is a smiley making the telephone sign with his hand on there.
2006-12-01 20:12:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In New Zealand this hand sign given with Knuckles facing you means the perp' is a member or follower of the Mongrel Mob Gang!
2006-12-01 20:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Heimdell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an old pagan sign representing the devils horns and was used both to warn off evil and to place a curse
2006-12-01 19:47:34 · answer #5 · answered by Agustin-Jean F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is used in The Mediterranean as a sign of infidelity.
(normally one man telling another that his wife is having an affair).
The fact was mentioned in a recent British TV programme,about Italy.
2006-12-01 19:54:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Peeps Use It To Look Like A Phone.. Lol :P
2006-12-01 19:46:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arthritis
2006-12-01 19:58:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know this sign just means to make a phone call. Or if someone does it to you joking around it means to ring someone who cares because they don't. My kids used to do it when they lived at home.
2006-12-01 19:54:28 · answer #9 · answered by Moira S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally it is the sign for phone or 'call me'.
In Thailand, if held parallel to the ground it can mean 'I love you'!
2006-12-01 19:48:23 · answer #10 · answered by Bart S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋