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<\/a>Cue<\/strong>: Foot Fidgeting<\/p>\nSynonym(s)<\/strong>: Fidgeting Feet, Foot Bouncing, Bouncing Feet, Leg Bounce, Foot Jiggling<\/p>\n Description<\/strong>: Foot fidgeting is a repetitive motion of the foot. It will move up and down, back and forth, or in a circular manner usually while seated with the legs crossed. The feet might also cause the leg to bump up and down while seated with the legs uncrossed. Feet can also tap up and down while standing, or move in, out, and away, while seated.<\/p>\n In One Sentence<\/strong>: Foot jiggling signifies that a person has extra energy that they need to burn off.<\/p>\n How To Use it<\/strong>: Use foot jiggling to relieve the tension of being nervous and also to help deal with the discomfort of being sessile for long periods of time. Women can also jiggle their feet while wearing high heel shoes and a skirt to draw attention to sexy legs that are crossed tightly. Putting the body in motion draws attention to the parts which are moving.<\/p>\n Context<\/strong>: a) General b) Dating.<\/p>\n Verbal Translation<\/strong>: a) \u201cI\u2019m jiggling my leg because I have so much extra energy and you are boring me and I want to leave.\u201d b) \u201cI\u2019m bouncing my leg up and down to draw attention to my sexy legs and capture your attention.\u201d<\/p>\n Variant<\/strong>: See Cooperative Feet<\/a>, Toe Pointing or Pointed Toe<\/a>, Frozen Hands or Frozen Feet<\/a>, Happy Feet<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cue In Action<\/strong>: The lecture just kept dragging on and on. You could tell by the amount of leg jiggling that the students were ready to get out of there.<\/p>\n Meaning and\/or Motivation<\/strong>: a) Feet kick when escape is not possible as a way the body prepares for action. Women have been known to do the same thing, even bouncing a leg up and down and squeeze their upper thighs tightly together which can even result in orgasm. Not every leg bounce with tight leg crossing produces orgasm though, yet this form of soothing still produces comfort, and quite likely a dose of oxytocin to boot!<\/p>\n b) Other times, a woman will bounce her foot up and down with legs crossed to draw attention to her sexuality. Legs in motion draw the eyes in and captures the attention of men. The foot fidgeting, in this case, is due to sexual excitement and the readiness to take action.<\/p>\n Cue Cluster<\/strong>: Foot fidgeting is usually coupled with face touching, arm touching, smoothing clothing, eyes averted, chin supported by the hand, tapping the pen to the mouth, fidgeting with papers, looking at watches and other boredom signals. To read leg bounce as sexual energy, watch for additional sexual cues in cluster.<\/p>\n Body Language Category<\/strong>: Autoerotic touching, Boredom, Closed body language, Courtship displays, Disengagement, Energy Displacement, Indicators of disinterest (IOD), Indicators of sexual interest (IOsI), Intention movements, Metronomic signals, Microgestures, Nervous body language.<\/p>\n Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n Almerigogna, Jehanne; James Ost; Lucy Akehurst and Mike Fluck. How Interviewers\u2019 Nonverbal Behaviors Can Affect Children\u2019s Perceptions And Suggestibility. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 2008. 100:17-39.<\/p>\n How To Get Children To Tell The Truth Using Body Language<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n