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When a character is describing someone really sexy (or just their preferred gender in general), sometimes words are not enough. In these cases, the character may choose to ''show'' how sexy this sexy person is, by using a gesture that "paints a picture" of the sexy person's physique.

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When a character is describing someone really sexy (or just their preferred gender in general), sometimes words are not enough. In these cases, the The character may doesn't just say they have CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces, they choose to ''show'' how sexy curvaceous this sexy person is, is by using a gesture that "paints a picture" of the sexy person's physique.



* The "[[ImpossibleHourglassFigure hourglass figure]]" gesture, used to describe a sexy woman. With both hands moving in parallel, a character traces a shape in the air that is wide at the top, narrow in the middle, and wide again at the bottom. In other words, an hourglass figure: wide at the bust, narrow at the waist, and wide again at the hips.

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* The "[[ImpossibleHourglassFigure hourglass figure]]" Hourglass Figure]]" gesture, used to describe a sexy woman. With both hands moving in parallel, a character traces a shape in the air that is wide at the top, narrow in the middle, and wide again at the bottom. In other words, an hourglass figure: wide at the bust, narrow at the waist, and wide again at the hips.



When used in a work, these kinds of gestures can call attention to the sexiness of the character being described, but they usually do more to emphasize the lustfulness of the character ''making'' the gesture, since characters commonly direct these gestures towards their {{Lust Object}}s. Think of it as the visual equivalent of the WolfWhistle.

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When used in a work, these kinds of gestures can call attention to the sexiness of the character being described, but they usually do more to emphasize the lustfulness of the character ''making'' the gesture, since characters commonly direct these gestures towards their {{Lust Object}}s. In addition to showing a shape to others, the one gesturing also implicitly imagines running their hands over the body of the one they are describing. Think of it as the visual equivalent of the WolfWhistle.
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* ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces'': In this [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Marx Brothers]] movie, Stuffy ([[TheVoiceless Harpo]]) does a pantomime to tell Tony (Chico) about TheVamp who plans to seduce and frame Dr. Hackenbush (Groucho). When Stuffy makes the hourglass gesture, Tony's first guess is, "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint A snake! A big, big snake!]]" After Stuffy's gestures and whistles get more and more exaggerated, "That's-a no snake." (The brothers used a similar gag in their later movie ''Go West''.)

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* ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces'': ''Film/ADayAtTheRaces1937'': In this [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Marx Brothers]] movie, Stuffy ([[TheVoiceless Harpo]]) does a pantomime to tell Tony (Chico) about TheVamp who plans to seduce and frame Dr. Hackenbush (Groucho). When Stuffy makes the hourglass gesture, Tony's first guess is, "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint A snake! A big, big snake!]]" After Stuffy's gestures and whistles get more and more exaggerated, "That's-a no snake." (The brothers used a similar gag in their later movie ''Go West''.)

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