<P> This list includes links to pages that discuss particular gestures, as well as short descriptions of some gestures that do not have their own page . Not included are the specialized gestures, calls, and signals used by referees and umpires in organized sports . Police officers also make gestures when directing traffic . Mime is an art form in which the performer utilizes gestures to convey a story . Charades is a game of gestures . </P> <Ul> <Li> A-ok or Okay, made by connecting the thumb and forefinger in a circle and holding the other fingers straight, may signal the word okay . It is considered obscene in Brazil and in Iran, being similar to the Western extended middle finger with the back of the hand towards the recipient; similarly, the gesture is obscene in American Sign Language when made with the other three fingers slightly separated . It is also an insult in parts of Europe, to imply the rudeness or arrogance of the recipient, often used when driving (though thumb and index finger separated to infer "small male member"). </Li> <Li> Abhayamudra is a Hindu mudra or gesture of reassurance and safety . </Li> <Li> Apology hand gesture is a Hindu custom to apologize in the form of a hand gesture with the right hand when a person's foot accidentally touches a book or any written material (which are considered as a manifestation of the goddess of knowledge Saraswati), money (which is considered as a manifestation of the goddess of wealth Lakshmi) or another person's leg . The offending person first touches the object with the fingertips and then the forehead and / or chest . </Li> <Li> Beckoning sign . In North America or Northern Europe a beckoning sign is made with the index finger sticking out of the clenched fist, palm facing the gesturer . The finger moves repeatedly towards the gesturer (in a hook) as to draw something nearer . It has the general meaning of "come here". In Northern Africa (i.e the Maghreb), calling someone is done using the full hand . In several Asian and European countries, a beckoning sign is made with a scratching motion with all four fingers and with the palm down . In Japan, the palm faces the recipient with the hand at head's height . </Li> </Ul> <Li> A-ok or Okay, made by connecting the thumb and forefinger in a circle and holding the other fingers straight, may signal the word okay . It is considered obscene in Brazil and in Iran, being similar to the Western extended middle finger with the back of the hand towards the recipient; similarly, the gesture is obscene in American Sign Language when made with the other three fingers slightly separated . It is also an insult in parts of Europe, to imply the rudeness or arrogance of the recipient, often used when driving (though thumb and index finger separated to infer "small male member"). </Li> <Li> Abhayamudra is a Hindu mudra or gesture of reassurance and safety . </Li>

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