A hand gesture used when something is too awkward/FML to describe with words.

Puppet Hands is when one lifts their hands in the air (near their head) with the elbows higher than the wrists. The idea is to simulate a puppet on a strings held by the elbows.

Puppet Hands can be used in place of FML. It may be accompanied with the user exclaiming "Puppet Hands!"

Puppet Hands can also be used on behalf of another. If something awkward/FML happens to someone, an appropriate response is to initiate Puppet Hands.
Example 1

Person A: I just saw an old man wearing very small biker shorts. *Puppet Hands*

Example 2

Person B: I need to write a ten-page research paper, due tomorrow. *Puppet Hands*

Example 3

Person C: My grandmother sleep-talks about her sex life.
Person D: *Puppet Hands*
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This is a phrase that a gentleman may use to indicate that he is about to masturbate (referring, of course, to the penis as being a metaphor for a puppeteer's hand, with the female being the puppet).
Now with your kind permission, madam, I would like to retreat into the back room and engage in shaking hands with the puppet master. I shan't be long.

Jenkins was feeling very horny yesterday, as he hadn't participated in shaking hands with the puppet master since the weekend.
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Having Ones Fist Up Their Partners Ass, Pushing Up To The Stomach, Mimicking The Alien Scene With Your Very Own Houston Hand Puppet Bulging Through Their Stomach
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