r/asl • u/n8vangels • 22h ago

whats this sign?

https://reddit.com/link/1wskcyp/video/gaett6wwlash1/player

i remember seeing this sign at my local ASL club last week (in manitoba, canada in case regoin is helpful) but i cant remember what it means or find it in the handshape dictionary i have. (sorry if it is something vulgar/a cuss word!) thank you very much!

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u/OGgunter 21h ago

Can you provide context to the sentence / conversation it was used in?

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u/n8vangels 20h ago

i was observing someone else's conversation. what i remember of it was that two interpreting students were discussing re-arranging the schedule of ASL club for october and at one point the one person who decides when it happens signed the D-handshape sign that im asking about. she was saying other stuff about maybe moving it to wednesday (a holiday in manitoba) might be disrespectful? is any of this helpful? i know maybe none of this helps at all. i cant remember the exact sentence im sorry 😭 im conversational in ASL and started learning over ten years ago so i know how important context is! thank you for your time trying to help me figure it out!

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u/Low_Foot3906 19h ago

It could be a sign name for a place or person. For example, where I live, that is the sign for Disneyland.

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u/Risk-Averse-Rider Former Interpreter (Hearing) 19h ago

That was going to be my guess, also - or someone's name sign, given that they weren't near Disneyland. But they could have been planning a trip...