a hand gesture similar to the awkward turtle, made by taking one hand, letting the fingers dangle like tentacles, and moving the hand up and down in a squid-like manner, thus indicating an awkward moment caused by someone's shyness.
A timid poke is the result where one of two people is not yet ready for intercourse, but is willing to let the other person "put it in to see what it feels like." A timid poke, or TP for short, often leads to further intercourse, but occasionally represents the maximum achieved penetration.