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		flir on Feb 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The curse of the corporate headshot There's another one where you make a loose fist and use your thumb as a pointer (eg https://i.insider.com/581118cab28a64c9018b52c1?width=1300&fo...). I'm guessing actual pointing is seen as overly aggressive? It's called chironomia and it has a very long history - there are even dictionaries of gesture, with systems of notation.

gowld on Feb 1, 2023 [–]

Clinton/Kennedy thumb https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Clinton+Thumb

klondike_klive on Feb 2, 2023 | [–]

Wow, I've always associated that gesture with Blair.

Sometimes I do it to annoy my partner, when I should be giving a thumbs-up I'll do this instead.

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