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{{Short description|Gesture of raising both shoulders}}
{{Short description|Gesture of raising both shoulders}}
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[[File:Shrug.jpg|thumb|alt=A man wearing a tiara, a loosened paisley necktie, and a pair of glasses with a beverage shrugging at the camera.|A man shrugging<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rauwerda |first1=Annie |title=In Search Of Wikipedia's Shrug Guy |url=https://defector.com/in-search-of-wikipedias-shrug-guy |website=Defector |access-date=12 April 2023}}</ref>]]
[[File:Shrug.jpg|thumb|alt=A man wearing a tiara, a loosened paisley necktie, and a pair of glasses with a beverage shrugging at the camera.|A man shrugging<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rauwerda |first1=Annie |date=April 12, 2023 |title=In Search Of Wikipedia's Shrug Guy |url=https://defector.com/in-search-of-wikipedias-shrug-guy |access-date=12 April 2023 |website=Defector |series=Life's Rich Pageant}}</ref>]]
A '''shrug''' is a [[gesture]] performed by raising both shoulders, and is a representation of an individual either being indifferent about something or not knowing an answer to a question.<ref name="dictionary.reference.com">{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shrug |title=Shrug &#124; Define Shrug at Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=2011-12-20}}</ref>
A '''shrug''' is a [[gesture]] performed by raising both shoulders, and is a representation of an individual either being indifferent about something or not knowing an answer to a question.<ref name="dictionary.reference.com">{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shrug |title=Shrug &#124; Define Shrug at Dictionary.com |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=2011-12-20}}</ref>


==Shrugging==
==Shrugging==
The shoulder-raising action may be accompanied by rotating the palms upwards, pulling closed lips downwards, raising the eyebrows or tilting the head to one side.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Debras |first1=Camille |title=The shrug: Forms and meanings of a compound enactment |journal=Gesture |date=29 June 2017 |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=1–34 |doi=10.1075/gest.16.1.01deb |url=https://benjamins.com/catalog/gest.16.1.01deb |access-date=22 December 2022 |language=en |issn=1568-1475}}</ref> A shrug is an [[Emblem#Emblems_in_speech|emblem]], meaning that it integrates the vocabulary of only certain cultures and may be used in place of words.<ref>{{cite book |author-link=Paul Ekman|last1=Ekman |first1=Paul |title=Telling Lies |date=2009 |isbn=9780393081749|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWc-AAAAQBAJ&q=shrug|publisher=[[W. W. Norton]]}}</ref> In many countries, such as [[the United States]], [[Sweden]] and [[Morocco]], a shrug represents hesitation or lack of knowledge; however, in other countries, such as [[Japan]] and [[China]], shrugging is uncommon and is not used to show hesitation. People from [[the Philippines]], [[Iran]] and [[Iraq]] may interpret a shrug as a somewhat impolite sign of confidence.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jokinen |first1=Kristiina |last2=Allwood |first2=Jens |title=Hesitation in intercultural communication: Some observations on interpreting shoulder shrugging. |journal=Culture and Computing. Lecturer Notes in Computer Science |date=2010 |url=https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:884407/FULLTEXT01.pdf |access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref>
The shoulder-raising action may be accompanied by rotating the palms upwards, pulling closed lips downwards, raising the eyebrows or tilting the head to one side.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Debras |first1=Camille |title=The shrug: Forms and meanings of a compound enactment |journal=Gesture |date=29 June 2017 |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=1–34 |doi=10.1075/gest.16.1.01deb |url=https://benjamins.com/catalog/gest.16.1.01deb |access-date=22 December 2022 |language=en |issn=1568-1475}}</ref> A shrug is an [[Emblem#Emblems_in_speech|emblem]], meaning that it integrates the vocabulary of only certain cultures and may be used in place of words.<ref>{{cite book |author-link=Paul Ekman|last1=Ekman |first1=Paul |title=Telling Lies |date=2009 |isbn=9780393081749|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWc-AAAAQBAJ&q=shrug|publisher=[[W. W. Norton]]}}</ref> In many countries, such as [[the United States]], [[Sweden]] and [[Morocco]], a shrug represents hesitation or lack of knowledge; however, in other countries, such as [[Japan]] and [[China]], shrugging is uncommon and is not used to show hesitation. People from [[the Philippines]], [[Iran]] and [[Iraq]] may interpret a shrug as a somewhat impolite sign of confidence.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jokinen |first1=Kristiina |last2=Allwood |first2=Jens |date=September 2, 2010 |editor-last=Ishida |editor-first=T. |title=Hesitation in intercultural communication: Some observations on interpreting shoulder shrugging. |url=https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:884407/FULLTEXT01.pdf |journal=Culture and Computing, Lecturer Notes in Computer Science |series= |location= |publisher=Springer-Verlag |publication-place=Berlin, Heidelberg |volume=6259 |issue= |pages=55-70 |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-17184-0_5 |isbn=978-3-642-17183-3 |issn=0302-9743 |id=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-4989, 2320/7408, oai:DiVA.org:hb-4989, diva2:884407; urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-24930, 2-s2.0-78650118223, oai:DiVA.org:hj-24930, diva2:754450; online ISBN: 978-3-642-17184-0 |access-date=22 December 2022 |via=Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet (DiVA)}}</ref>


== Gallic shrug ==
== Gallic shrug ==
The ''[[Stereotypes of French people|Gallic]] shrug'', "generally a nuanced gesture with myriad meanings",<ref name="washingtonpost/roast-an-eggplant">{{cite news |last1=Greenspan |first1=Dorie |title=Long before the toast craze in the U.S., the French were making tartines |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-next-time-you-roast-an-eggplant-make-it-a-double/2017/01/20/e55cf746-d76f-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=Washington Post |date=20 January 2017}}</ref> performed by sticking out your lower lip, raising your eyebrows and shoulders simultaneously,<ref name="telegraph.co.uk/1538546">{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Peter |title=To offend the French, fondle a slice of cheese |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1538546/To-offend-the-French-fondle-a-slice-of-cheese.html |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=[[telegraph.co.uk]] |date=4 January 2007}}</ref><ref name="thegoodlifefrance/facial-expressions">{{cite web |title=French Facial Expressions |url=https://thegoodlifefrance.com/french-facial-expressions/ |website=The Good Life France |access-date=31 March 2023 |date=14 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="shropshirestar/gallic-shrug">{{cite news |last1=Rhodes |first1=Peter |title=Peter Rhodes on a cheesy lesson, the Gallic shrug and waiting for the male of the species to improve |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/voices/opinions/peter-rhodes/2021/10/13/peter-rhodes-on-a-cheesy-lesson-the-gallic-shrug-and-waiting-for-the-male-of-the-species-to-improve/ |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=[[shropshirestar.com]] |date=October 13, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nymag/intelligencer/gallic_shr">{{cite news |last1=Nehring |first1=Cristina |title=Letter From Paris: A Gallic Shrug for DSK |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2011/05/letter_from_paris_a_gallic_shr.html |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=[[nymag.com]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="thoughtco/1371410">{{cite web |title=How the French Speak With Their Hands |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/top-french-gestures-1371410 |website=[[ThoughtCo]] |access-date=31 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref> and voicing a nonchalant ''Bof''.<ref name="domaines-terroirs/language">{{cite web |title=The Language |url=https://domaines-terroirs.com/travel-information/the-language/ |website=Domaines & Terroirs |access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>
The ''[[Stereotypes of French people|Gallic]] shrug'', "generally a nuanced gesture with myriad meanings",<ref name="washingtonpost/roast-an-eggplant">{{cite news |last1=Greenspan |first1=Dorie |title=Long before the toast craze in the U.S., the French were making tartines |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-next-time-you-roast-an-eggplant-make-it-a-double/2017/01/20/e55cf746-d76f-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=Washington Post |date=20 January 2017}}</ref> performed by sticking out your lower lip, raising your eyebrows and shoulders simultaneously,<ref name="telegraph.co.uk/1538546">{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Peter |title=To offend the French, fondle a slice of cheese |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1538546/To-offend-the-French-fondle-a-slice-of-cheese.html |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=[[telegraph.co.uk]] |date=4 January 2007}}</ref><ref name="thegoodlifefrance/facial-expressions">{{cite web |title=French Facial Expressions |url=https://thegoodlifefrance.com/french-facial-expressions/ |website=The Good Life France |access-date=31 March 2023 |date=14 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="shropshirestar/gallic-shrug">{{cite news |last1=Rhodes |first1=Peter |title=Peter Rhodes on a cheesy lesson, the Gallic shrug and waiting for the male of the species to improve |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/voices/opinions/peter-rhodes/2021/10/13/peter-rhodes-on-a-cheesy-lesson-the-gallic-shrug-and-waiting-for-the-male-of-the-species-to-improve/ |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=[[shropshirestar.com]] |date=October 13, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nymag/intelligencer/gallic_shr">{{cite news |last1=Nehring |first1=Cristina |date=May 16, 2011 |title=Letter From Paris: A Gallic Shrug for DSK |language=en-us |work=[[nymag.com]] Intelligencer |publisher=Vox Media, LLC |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2011/05/letter_from_paris_a_gallic_shr.html |access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="thoughtco/1371410">{{cite web |date=January 4, 2019 |title=How the French Speak With Their Hands |url=https://www.thoughtco.com/top-french-gestures-1371410 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=[[ThoughtCo]] |language=en}}</ref> and voicing a nonchalant ''Bof''.<ref name="domaines-terroirs/language">{{cite web |title=The Language |url=https://domaines-terroirs.com/travel-information/the-language/ |website=Domaines & Terroirs |access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>


==Emoji==
==Emoji==

Revision as of 21:27, 20 April 2023

For other uses, see Shrug (disambiguation).
A man wearing a tiara, a loosened paisley necktie, and a pair of glasses with a beverage shrugging at the camera.
A man shrugging[1]

A shrug is a gesture performed by raising both shoulders, and is a representation of an individual either being indifferent about something or not knowing an answer to a question.[2]

Shrugging

The shoulder-raising action may be accompanied by rotating the palms upwards, pulling closed lips downwards, raising the eyebrows or tilting the head to one side.[3] A shrug is an emblem, meaning that it integrates the vocabulary of only certain cultures and may be used in place of words.[4] In many countries, such as the United States, Sweden and Morocco, a shrug represents hesitation or lack of knowledge; however, in other countries, such as Japan and China, shrugging is uncommon and is not used to show hesitation. People from the Philippines, Iran and Iraq may interpret a shrug as a somewhat impolite sign of confidence.[5]

Gallic shrug

The Gallic shrug, "generally a nuanced gesture with myriad meanings",[6] performed by sticking out your lower lip, raising your eyebrows and shoulders simultaneously,[7][8][9][10][11] and voicing a nonchalant Bof.[12]

Emoji

The shrug gesture is a Unicode emoji included as U+1F937 🤷 SHRUG.[13] The shrug emoticon, made from Unicode characters, is also typed as ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, where "ツ" is the character tsu from Japanese katakana. [14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rauwerda, Annie (April 12, 2023). "In Search Of Wikipedia's Shrug Guy". Defector. Life's Rich Pageant. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Shrug | Define Shrug at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  3. ^ Debras, Camille (29 June 2017). "The shrug: Forms and meanings of a compound enactment". Gesture. 16 (1): 1–34. doi:10.1075/gest.16.1.01deb. ISSN 1568-1475. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ Ekman, Paul (2009). Telling Lies. W. W. Norton. p. 101. ISBN 9780393081749.
  5. ^ Jokinen, Kristiina; Allwood, Jens (September 2, 2010). Ishida, T. (ed.). "Hesitation in intercultural communication: Some observations on interpreting shoulder shrugging" (PDF). Culture and Computing, Lecturer Notes in Computer Science. 6259. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag: 55–70. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-17184-0_5. ISBN 978-3-642-17183-3. ISSN 0302-9743. urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-4989, 2320/7408, oai:DiVA.org:hb-4989, diva2:884407; urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-24930, 2-s2.0-78650118223, oai:DiVA.org:hj-24930, diva2:754450; online ISBN: 978-3-642-17184-0. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet (DiVA).
  6. ^ Greenspan, Dorie (20 January 2017). "Long before the toast craze in the U.S., the French were making tartines". Washington Post. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. ^ Allen, Peter (4 January 2007). "To offend the French, fondle a slice of cheese". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ "French Facial Expressions". The Good Life France. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ^ Rhodes, Peter (October 13, 2021). "Peter Rhodes on a cheesy lesson, the Gallic shrug and waiting for the male of the species to improve". shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. ^ Nehring, Cristina (May 16, 2011). "Letter From Paris: A Gallic Shrug for DSK". nymag.com Intelligencer. Vox Media, LLC. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  11. ^ "How the French Speak With Their Hands". ThoughtCo. January 4, 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  12. ^ "The Language". Domaines & Terroirs. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Shrug Emoji". Emojipedia. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  14. ^ "Shrug Emoticon". Textpopo. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
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