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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Oh, that's just Blondie.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

When in doubt, see the emojipedia. Yes, there’s an encyclopedia for explaining what different emoji mean.

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Its the Shaka, Hawaii’s official state hand gesture.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_sign

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Of course the fucking Mormons are trying to own it.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago (6 children)

This is way more accurate than that urban dictionary.

In Hawaii (depending on where you are) shaka is used all the time. Kinda like waving to someone with a hint of good vibe to it. Also to emphasize "hey that's cool". You see it a lot waving thanks to cars, too

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is there also a hand signal for when something isn't good?

[–] [email protected] 56 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, I guess I meant a Hawaiian one. But I suppose that one is universal.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think maybe this sub is a little too lenient with its name.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Would you rather lick she-hulk's pussy? Or get tied up with wonder womans truth lasso?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

It’s a friendly gesture. Shaka / hang loose.

[–] [email protected] 125 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 days ago

Temba, his arms wide

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Ahh, beat me to it

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Sometimes a pinky is fun

[–] [email protected] 72 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Dude, radical emoji. That's just a gnarly way of tell someone to hang loose, bro. I've usually seen it done left-to-right instead of up-and-down, but the universe is infinite so if you wanna flip it that's totally copacetic.

Edit: I started thinking about surfers and it dragged up memories of this legend on Tosh.0

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Didn't like tosh.o much, but this one is pretty great

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It's good to hang loose? What if stuff falls out?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm starting to think you're not here in good faith.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have bots disabled in my lemmy's settings, why is this showing???

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Great question! I have an advanced algorithm that bypasses most modern filters. Can I help you with anything else?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

price for apple sauce at walmart

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"Hang loose" is what you tell someone who needs to chill out and let the waves carry them away from their problems man. Align your chakras with the Earth and so on.

Seriously though, the reason I wrote like that is I'm using the slang of roughly 90s/2000s-ish California surfer culture, which is where the hand signal was used to tell people to relax and be happy. Or say hi and let them know you are relaxed and happy. If you imagine it as a gang sign for surfer hippies you aren't far off.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Jennifer is pooping at parties, and she is letting peoples know?!

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Hang ten. Or Call me? That’s a stretch but kinda like a phone

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Call me" is definitely what it used to mean in the 90s

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Check the urban dictionary link that Kokolores posted, that's your answer! :D

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

Isn't it a surfer thing? Like hang ten, radical, man.

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