hang-loose sign

English

Alternative forms

• hang loose sign

Etymology

From hang loose.

Noun

hang-loose sign (plural hang-loose signs)

1. The shaka, a gesture made with a fist with the thumb and little finger extended.
   • 2002, Richard Carlson, Extreme Success‎^[1], →ISBN, page 77:

     After three runs, I was surfing the wake and letting go of the rope's handle with one hand so I could give the hang-loose sign to my buds.

Translations

greeting gesture — see shaka