3@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-3@SideChesthigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown

American Sign Language Alternative forms with more narrowly spaced hands 3@InsideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-3@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown with dominant hand initially higher 3@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-3@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown narrower and higher 3@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown 3@InsideSternumhigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown Motion's direction 3@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown 3@InsideSternumhigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Downandup Etymology ETY: Both hands indicated as the feet. The motion of going 'Upanddown-Downandup' in a repetitive manner is considered as an _awkward_ walking motion. Its feet presumably have three digits of toes, thus make it imbalance through walking. Hence the concept of the word, "Awkward" is introduced. ase Following is just my uneducated guess. Possibly related to ase 3@InsideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-3@InsideChesthigh-PalmDown CirclesMidline-CirclesMidline hike. Production two with a facial expression suggesting awkwardness ASL 3@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-3@Side-Chesthigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown 1.jpg 3 SideTrunkhigh PalmDown 3 SideChesthigh PalmDown Move both hands alternatingly and repeatedly up and down. ASL 3@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-3@Side-Chesthigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown 2.jpg 3 SideChesthigh PalmDown 3 SideTrunkhigh PalmDown clumsy A different facial expression expresses the meaning "clumsy", typically with the mouthing "TH". GUH HandLUH HandLUH MoveGUH MoveGUH HandLUH HandGUH PalmLUH PalmSecondSecondGUH PalmLUH PalmGUH PositionLUH SeparationThirdThird33OpposeDown-DownDownDown Adjective adj AWKWARD ASL 3@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-3@Side-Chesthigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown 1.jpg awkward clumsy Synonyms clumsy ase OpenA@InHand-ThumbAcross-S@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown 5@InHand-ThumbAcross-S@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown