American Sign Language

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced with a questioning face:
  1. 
     Posture the nondominant hand in the “open 8” handshape on the chest, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape on the chest, dominant palm facing back.
  2. Move both hands in arcs from the chest up and out to the next posture.
  3. 
     Posture the nondominant hand in the “open 8” handshape in front of and beside the neck, nondominant palm facing back. Posture the dominant hand in the “open 8” handshape in front of and beside the neck, dominant palm facing back.
  4. Hold both hands briefly in this posture.

• Stokoe: []ȣȣ^ɑ_^

Phrase

(ASL gloss: WHATS-UP?)

1. (informal) what's up?; what's new?

Related terms

• Open8@Chest-PalmBack-Open8@NearChest-PalmBack RoundMplane-RoundMplane ‎(“excite”)

Synonyms

• (what's up, how are you): (formal) HOW YOU?