what does this sign mean?

Nihil · 04-13-2007, 08:11 PM

Hi all.
Learning sign. was at library and librarian signed this to me. ---- X sign rubbing chin -------. Does anyone know what this means. probable something simple which i should know.

anyone for help.

shel90 · 04-13-2007, 08:13 PM

It means metal..

Reba · 04-13-2007, 08:32 PM

If you mean the X was stroked outward from under the chin, then it probably is "metal".

Look up "metal" on aslpro.com and see if that matches what you saw.

Nihil · 04-13-2007, 08:42 PM

No it was'nt metal. It was just like metal but the X finger was actually rubbing the chin, not under the chin. I know i should have asked her at the time silly me, but i was running late. The last words/sign i gave her was "thank you" and as i was leaving she signed this X on chin ??

***VamPyroX*** · 04-13-2007, 08:47 PM

Sounds like "metal".

Nihil · 04-13-2007, 08:53 PM

maybe she was just scratching her chin. LOL

Boult · 04-13-2007, 08:56 PM

look up on aslpro.com or ASL Browser or Handspeak or other sites..

rubber
underwear
metal
recent

umm... I can't think of more.. umm that's what I have off top of my head at this moment.. eh

LuciaDisturbed · 04-13-2007, 09:06 PM

Sounds like "shaving".

Dixie · 04-13-2007, 10:47 PM

MAybe she was trying to sign your welcome and it came out as something else?

Reba · 04-14-2007, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nihil

maybe she was just scratching her chin. LOL

True. Sometimes a gesture is just a gesture, not a sign.

Roadrunner · 04-14-2007, 03:51 AM

All I can think of is the color 'red' for the sign you described....

~RR

Angel · 04-14-2007, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nihil

The last words/sign i gave her was "thank you" and as i was leaving she signed this X on chin ??

Yeah maybe she was rubbing her chin....afterall, that isn't a welcome sign heh...

Phillips · 04-14-2007, 09:15 AM

maybe you mean that

"Sex" X rubbing on side chin??

Hope it help too

Ariakkas · 04-14-2007, 10:41 AM

apple?

cool?

jealous?

those all twist instead of rub tho

Reba · 04-14-2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ariakkas

apple?

cool?

jealous?

those all twist instead of rub tho

Yeah, that's what throws me. I was thinking about "cool" but that isn't on the chin, and it doesn't "rub". I also thought about "sex" but that's not really on the chin, and it doesn't rub. Most of the signs I could think about "tap" or "twist" on the chin area but they don't "rub".

There's also "dry" that drags across the chin.

But none of these seem to fit the context of the conversation. None of those signs seem to be appropriate responses to "thank you".

Could it be the librarian's name sign?

Nihil · 04-14-2007, 11:56 AM

Thanks all for your suggestions. I think now back to the confersation i had with her and now i think eather she started to say "thanks" and spasmed to a stop becouse i was turning or she was just rubbing her chin

. I was thinking of the word "cool" to but here the "cool" sign is a variation of the "fine" sign with a wiggle of fingers. Who knows??? I'm also blind in my left eye as well as deaf so i miss alot when i don't slow down and concentrate. Really should have just slooooowed down and just asked her

.

all for your kind help. I love this place!

SxyPorkie · 04-14-2007, 01:27 PM

Rubber

Ariakkas · 04-14-2007, 07:27 PM

cool can also be done at the chin

GILLYOB · 04-16-2007, 03:54 PM

Depend where you are..
There are different meaning for 'x' on chin..
East side called it as Pretend. (only on the chin with 'x')
Hope you find what it is.

04-13-2007, 08:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nihil Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5	what does this sign mean? Hi all. Learning sign. was at library and librarian signed this to me. ---- X sign rubbing chin -------. Does anyone know what this means. probable something simple which i should know. anyone for help.

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shel90 Sun Whorshipper Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A Desert Rat that has found herself in Maryland Posts: 16,155 Blog Entries: 1	It means metal.. __________________ ~Shel~ "A child educated only at school is an uneducated child." -George Santayana

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04-13-2007, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Reba Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 17,288	If you mean the X was stroked outward from under the chin, then it probably is "metal". Look up "metal" on aslpro.com and see if that matches what you saw.

04-13-2007, 08:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nihil Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5	No it was'nt metal. It was just like metal but the X finger was actually rubbing the chin, not under the chin. I know i should have asked her at the time silly me, but i was running late. The last words/sign i gave her was "thank you" and as i was leaving she signed this X on chin ??

04-13-2007, 08:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nihil Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5	maybe she was just scratching her chin. LOL

04-13-2007, 10:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
Dixie Biggest Wimp of AllDeaf Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,224	MAybe she was trying to sign your welcome and it came out as something else?

04-14-2007, 03:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
Roadrunner Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,090	All I can think of is the color 'red' for the sign you described.... ~RR

04-14-2007, 10:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
Ariakkas Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 237	apple? cool? jealous? those all twist instead of rub tho

04-14-2007, 11:56 AM	#16 (permalink)
Nihil Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5	Thanks all for your suggestions. I think now back to the confersation i had with her and now i think eather she started to say "thanks" and spasmed to a stop becouse i was turning or she was just rubbing her chin . I was thinking of the word "cool" to but here the "cool" sign is a variation of the "fine" sign with a wiggle of fingers. Who knows??? I'm also blind in my left eye as well as deaf so i miss alot when i don't slow down and concentrate. Really should have just slooooowed down and just asked her . all for your kind help. I love this place!

04-14-2007, 01:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
SxyPorkie SxyPorkie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,095	Rubber __________________ Life Goes On!!

04-14-2007, 07:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
Ariakkas Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 237	cool can also be done at the chin

04-16-2007, 03:54 PM	#19 (permalink)
GILLYOB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 42	Depend where you are.. There are different meaning for 'x' on chin.. East side called it as Pretend. (only on the chin with 'x') Hope you find what it is.

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