G@Shoulder-PalmDown G@Abdomen-PalmDown

American Sign Language Alternative forms Optionally repeat a few times to show intensity of the word Etymology From initial Q of ase en queen and a movement representing the royal sash. Compare ase K@Shoulder K@Abdomen king, ase R@Shoulder R@Abdomen royal, ase K@Shoulder-FingerDown K@Abdomen-FingerDown prince, princess, ase L@Shoulder L@Abdomen lord, ase E@Shoulder E@Abdomen emperor, ase D@Shoulder D@Abdomen duke. Production right-hand G palm-downclose to body left side of chestright-hand moves downwith right-hand moving right ase 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 noun QUEEN 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." ase pejorative queen; effeminate gay male (ASL Gloss) BOY S-O QUEEN "That guy is such a queen." ase zoology queen of an insect colony (ASL Gloss) WORKER BEE MUST FEED BEE QUEEN "Worker bees have to feed the queen bee." ase pejorative queen; strong-willed female; bitch (ASL Gloss) THAT GIRL QUEEN "That girl [over there] is a queen." ase chess queen (ASL Gloss) MOST POWERFUL C-H-E-S-S PIECE WHAT? QUEEN! "The most powerful chess piece is the queen."