Circling the Finger at the Temple
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You form your hand into a fist, keeping your index finger extended, place its pad against your temple, and turn your wrist from side to side.

What does it mean?
1. The gesture indicates madness, inappropriate behaviour, or someone committing an extremely unreasonable or absurd act.
2. It is usually used in reference to a person or their actions as going beyond generally accepted logic and common sense.
3. A hint that the person is "not quite right in the head."
4. Depending on the situation, it may express open contempt, extreme bewilderment, or caustic irony. It is clearly dismissive, judgemental, or mocking in character.
Gesture Phases & Execution
  • Preparation: The hand moves upward along the vertical axis. The arm bends at the elbow. The upper arm is positioned along the torso. The forearm is raised vertically upward. The hand transitions into a fist configuration, while the index finger remains extended. The palm is oriented toward the temple.
  • Pre-stroke: The arm is bent at the elbow. The upper arm is positioned along the torso. The forearm is raised vertically upward. The hand is in a fist configuration, while the index finger remains extended. The index finger is positioned perpendicular to the temple.
  • Stroke: The arm is bent at the elbow. The upper arm is positioned along the torso. The forearm is raised vertically upward. The hand, oriented toward the temple, is in a fist configuration, while the index finger remains in the same position as in the open hand configuration. The index finger is positioned perpendicular to the temple and touches it with its pad. The palm rotates around its own axis by 180° in one direction and then the other.
  • Post-stroke: The arm is bent at the elbow. The forearm is in a vertically upward position. The hand is in a fist configuration. The index finger is extended and positioned perpendicular to the temple, touching it with its pad.
  • Retraction: The arm straightens at the elbow. The forearm moves downward along the vertical axis. The hand transitions into an open hand configuration. The arm returns to a position along the torso
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