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Informal sign language gesture meant to convey awkwardness of the person making the sign, usually in a group conversation that takes place face-to-face.
Can be used to show awkwardness regarding many things, like abrupt changes in conversation topic, sudden hit on the opposite sex, anything in the TMI realm, etc.
The sign is made by placing the left hand out flat, in front of you, palm down, thumb sticking out to the right. The right hand is then put directly on top of the left hand, palm down, with the thumb pointing to the left. Both thumbs are then moved back and forth to mimic the fins of a swimming sea turtle.
Make the sign a few inches in front of your stomach, not to far away from your body.
Alan: "So, THEN what happened?"
Jill: "Our guide quickly fixed my harness, and we zipped to the next tree in the rain forest."
Rob:" That is totally cool! How far up were you?"
Jill: "At least 200 feet. Sometimes more. The whole thing was over a mile long. Took us hours."
Alan: "Tell me you weren't scared, and I'll call you a liar."
Jill: "Well I..."
Edward: "Your Facebook photo is pretty."
Rob: <awkward turtle>
In common useage in essex. Whenever an awkward or tense situation arises, the tenseness can be examplified by this gesture. You hold one hand out straight with fingers splayed. The other hand goes on top with the fingers curling in between the gaps in the fingers. Now all fingers curl to make a sphere (the shell of the turtle). Finally the thumbs on both hands are rotated.
Man 1: Man she's fit.
Man 2: Dude, that's my sister.
Silence.
Passer-by does Awkward Turtle.
Noun: The gesture of making a turtle with your hands to signify and awkward moment
Adjective: To describe an uncomfortable moment
Noun: She made an Awkward Turtle
Adjective: That was awkward turtle as!
1. Someone who is says something in a conversation and there is nothing to be said back to. Usually a third person.
2. Someone who makes the mood in the room incredibly uncomfortable.
Michael is an awkward turtle.
it is a hand motion by putting one hand on top of the other and moving your thumb in a circling motion. used during awkward situations.
Chris and Tina are on a date. Luke walks up.
Luke:"Did you hit that last night?" and points at Tina.
Awkward silence
Tina:"Awkward Turtle!" and does the motion.
A really awkward person.
Such as Andrew Kursh
ME: Andrew Kursh is such an awkward turtle!
RANDOM PERSON: oh i know! jesus christ wont he just shut the fuck up?
The universal symbol of the awkward moment, made by placing one open hand over another and wiggling the thumbs around in a circle to imitate a turtle turned on its back. Awkward!
I used the phrase "if you can't do it teach it" infront of my girlfriends mum... shes a teacher. It was definitely awkward turtle.
For more awkward turtle moments, www.awkwardturtle.com