gesture 

–noun
1. a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
2. the use of such movements to express thought, emotion, etc.
3. any action, courtesy, communication, etc., intended for effect or as a formality; considered expression; demonstration: a gesture of friendship.
–verb (used without object)
4. to make or use a gesture or gestures.
–verb (used with object)
5. to express by a gesture or gestures.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML gestūra mode of action, manner, bearing, equiv. to L gest(us) ptp. of gerere to bear, carry on, perform + ūra -ure

"Rick made a gesture with his finger pointing to a 1967 Ford truck that he wanted to buy."

gesture by deep:prayaq September 23, 2009

Gesture Textbook 

Kim Taehyung aka BTS V member of the extraordinary boyband BTS

Kpop idols and trainees watch BTS V fancams to learn from his stage presence and various expressions. V's "stage gestures" are enough to make one lose their sanity.

K-media has labelled BTS V as "ROOKIES BIBLE", "STAGE GENIUS" & "GESTURE TEXTBOOK"

Kim Taehyung is rookie idols role model and Gesture Textbook

Gesture Textbook by kpop happening May 10, 2021

Gesture Textbook 

Kim Taehyung aka BTS V member of the extraordinary boyband BTS

Kpop idols and trainees watch BTS V fancams to learn from his stage presence and various expressions. V's "stage gestures" are enough to make one lose their sanity.

K-media has labelled BTS V as "ROOKIES BIBLE", "STAGE GENIUS" & "GESTURE TEXTBOOK"

Kim Taehyung is rookie idols role model and Gesture Textbook

Gesture Textbook by Via Hill January 12, 2021

Gesture Textbook 

Kim Taehyung aka BTS V member of the extraordinary boyband BTS

Kpop idols and trainees watch BTS V fancams to learn from his stage presence and various expressions. V's "stage gestures" are enough to make one lose their sanity.

K-media has labelled BTS V as "ROOKIES BIBLE", "STAGE GENIUS" & "GESTURE TEXTBOOK"

Kim Taehyung is rookie idols role model and Gesture Textbook

Gesture Textbook by kpop happening May 10, 2021

Gesture Textbook 

Kim Taehyung aka BTS V member of the extraordinary boyband BTS

Kpop idols and trainees watch BTS V fancams to learn from his stage presence and various expressions. V's "stage gestures" are enough to make one lose their sanity.

K-media has labelled BTS V as "ROOKIES BIBLE", "STAGE GENIUS" & "GESTURE TEXTBOOK"

Kim Taehyung is rookie idols role model and Gesture Textbook

Gesture Textbook by Via Hill January 12, 2021

Gesture of goodwill

Gesture of a good will is a term which in Russian military slang means decisive military defeat and the retreat that follows from a defeat. As admitting any sort of defeat is a taboo in Russian military one needs to use euphimisms in order to avoid admitting unpleasant facts.

Once an euphimism becomes widely mocked they switch to new ones. Later examples are "regrouping" and "withdrawal to more favorble frontiers".

Russia says pulling its forces from Ukraine’s Snake Island is a gesture of goodwill.

Gesture of goodwill by TonttuT October 2, 2022

jerk off gesture 

When someone mimes jerking off (male masturbation) in order to signify one of the following.

1. Boredom during a conversation.
2. Annoyance at what is being said by someone.
3. To symbolically show that what is going on is pointless, and/or masturbatory.

Often accompanied by rolling your eyes.

For Example:

1. Speaking on the phone with someone who doesn't know when to shut up, so you do the jerk off gesture.
2. Someone is saying something you think is stupid so you do the jerk off gesture to show what you think of them.
3. Someone is pontificating on a subject you find stupid or pointless, with a great air of pomposity and pretense, so you do the jerk off gesture to show what you think of how they are using their time.
Alternately you may also consider the topic important, but find the delivery of said speech to be extremely self indulgent. IE, someone more interested in propping them self up than dealing with the subject at hand.

"So I was listening to this professor talk about the battle of the bulge and I love war history, but the dude just kept on and on, like he wouldn't shut up. I was doing the jerk off gesture under the table half the lecture."

jerk off gesture by Acidhedz_Dubs May 23, 2014