G@Shoulder-PalmDown G@Abdomen-PalmDown

Alternative forms

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Etymology
From initial Q of and a movement representing the royal sash. Compare, , , , ,.

Production

 * This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
 * Place between the nondominant shoulder and the sternum, thumb and index finger pointing down. The nondominant hand is not used.
 * Hold the hand briefly in this posture.
 * Move the hand down and across to the following posture.
 * Place the dominant hand in on the dominant side of the abdomen, thumb and index finger pointing down.
 * Hold the hand briefly in this posture.

Noun

 * 1) queen of a country
 * (ASL Gloss) QUEEN E-L-I-Z-A-B-E-T-H QUEEN WHERE? U-K
 * "Queen Elizabeth is the queen of the UK."
 * 1)  queen; effeminate gay male
 * (ASL Gloss) BOY S-O QUEEN
 * "That guy is such a queen."
 * 1)  queen of an insect colony
 * (ASL Gloss) WORKER BEE MUST FEED BEE QUEEN
 * "Worker bees have to feed the queen bee."
 * 1)  queen; strong-willed female; bitch
 * (ASL Gloss) THAT GIRL QUEEN
 * "That girl [over there] is a queen."
 * 1)  queen
 * (ASL Gloss) MOST POWERFUL C-H-E-S-S PIECE WHAT? QUEEN!
 * "The most powerful chess piece is the queen."