5@Sternum-FingerUp Contact

Alternative forms

 * 5@NearSternum-FingerUp 5@Sternum-FingerUp

Etymology

 * Traditional etymology holds that this sign imitates a gentleman's ruffled shirt.

Production

 * [[Image:ASL 5@NearSternum-FingerUp Contact.jpg|75px|right|Contact]] Touch the thumb one or more times to the sternum.
 * [[Image:ASL 5@NearSternum-FingerUp Contact.jpg|75px|right|Contact]] Touch the thumb one or more times to the sternum.
 * [[Image:ASL 5@NearSternum-FingerUp Contact.jpg|75px|right|Contact]] Touch the thumb one or more times to the sternum.


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 * The number of iterations, speed, angle of the hand, and distance moved from the sternum are variable and may be used for emphasis or to add certain frames, styles, or semantic overtones.

Adjective

 * 1) courteous; elegant; fancy; polite; refined; suave; urbane
 * 2) fine; satisfactory; wonderful
 * BentB@BackFinger-PalmBack-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack C@Ulnar-PalmUp-C@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp 1@CenterChesthigh-TipFingerForward?
 * HOW YOU? (“How are you?”)
 * 1@Sternum-FingerBack 5@Sternum-FingerUp Contact
 * ME FINE (“I’m fine.”)