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  • Little_Girlundefined Offline
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    The animal mascot of the awkward moment.
    When youre in an awkward moment, place your hands on top of each other, and spin your thumbs forward. Thus creating the creature know as awkward turtle.

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      During an awkward moment, this hand gesture is used to mark the situation as awkward, and, depending on the situation, makes it more awkward or clears the air. The awkward turtle is made by putting one hand on top of the other with the thumbs sticking outward and rotating forward. The speed of the rotating thumbs depends on the degree of awkwardness.

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      • Mark Zuckerbergundefined Offline
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        In real American Sign Language. It means Platypus.

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          A motion performed by stacking ones hands on top of one another, extending the thumbs and rotating the thumbs slowly. Performed after a friend has said/done something awkward, either to ease the tension or further humiliate the friend.

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            A word used to discribe the gesture made by your hands after a line or series of lines have been spoken that have now resulted in an uncomfortable silence. The person executing the Awkward Turtle is basically, jerking there hands around in rougly the shape of a turtle, unable to speak. And silence ensues

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              Well known saying for when you make an idiot of yourself. Sadly the hand gesture you make for this Awkward Turtle, is actually the american sign language sign for platypus

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              • Tinaundefined Offline
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                Tina
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                the act placing your hands flat on top of each other and moving your thumps in a circular motion, this is usually done when the room has fallen silent and every one is staring at each other awkwardly

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