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Body Language of Tongue Jutting or Pushing The Tongue Through Compressed Lips<\/p>\n

\"BodyLanguageProjectCom<\/a> \"BodyLanguageProjectCom<\/a>Cue<\/strong>: Tongue Jutting or Pushing The Tongue Through Compressed Lips.<\/p>\n

Synonym(s)<\/strong>: Pushing The Tongue Through Compressed Lips.<\/p>\n

Description<\/strong>: When the tongue is pushed through compressed lips.<\/p>\n

In One Sentence<\/strong>: Sticking out the tongue through compressed lips signals that one has gotten away with something.<\/p>\n

How To Use it<\/strong>: Sticking out the tongue can show that we\u2019re joking a not to be taken seriously. This can produce a bonding effect by sharing in a joke.<\/p>\n

However, if we\u2019re not careful, we may stick our tongue out to admit our failure in being good spirited and have been caught in a misdeed.<\/p>\n

Finally, the tongue jut is a way to show others that we disagree and are \u201crejecting\u201d them or their ideas.<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>: a) General b) Dating.<\/p>\n

Verbal Translation<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019m sticking out my tongue through my lips because I\u2019ve gotten away with this\u201d, \u201cI\u2019m telling a cheeky joke or making a cheeky statement\u201d, \u201cI\u2019ve made a mistake\u201d or \u201cI\u2019ve been caught trying to pull a fast one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Variant<\/strong>: See Tongue Protrusion or Tongue Rejection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cue In Action<\/strong>: a) The friend spiked his buddy\u2019s drink. As he grew more inebriated and began to stumble, his budding confronted him. He admitted to adding a bit extra to the drink. He followed his statement up by sticking his tongue out which he quickly clamped shut \u2013 he enjoyed watching his reaction. b) She wasn\u2019t into him \u2013 her first reaction was to jut her tongue out showing her distaste.<\/p>\n

Meaning and\/or Motivation<\/strong>: Tongue jutting or tongue through compressed lips is used to signal a cheeky attitude when done amongst friends, but has a more sinister connotation in competitive situations since it indicates that a person has gotten away with something. \u201cTongue-jutting\u201d is an indication that people figure they have gotten away with something, or have been caught doing something they shouldn\u2019t have. However, in this case, the tongue is usually pushed through the teeth and doesn\u2019t touch the lips.<\/p>\n

The tongue jut gesture will be seen at the conclusion of an event such as signing a contract or winning a hand at poker by bluffing. Most of the time tongue protrusion happens when people feel they haven\u2019t been caught, but sometimes it\u2019s actually because they\u2019ve been caught. Tongue through the lips or teeth can happen any place at anytime but signals the same thing almost every time, and that is that a person is doing something that is pushing the envelope of acceptability or has gotten caught doing something that is unacceptable.<\/p>\n

If we notice this \u201ctongue language\u201d we should review what has been said. We may begin be assuming that we have been fooled, cheated or that we or someone around us has been made the butt of a joke. Lastly, we may surmise that tongue protruder, themselves, have made a mistake and it has come to their attention.<\/p>\n

Cue Cluster<\/strong>: Watch for a goofy grin or smirk. When it spells rejection watch for head turned away, eyes averted or sneering nose.<\/p>\n

Body Language Category<\/strong>: Automatic gesture, Dislike (nonverbal), Doubt or disbelief body language, Hostile body language, Inborn behaviours, Indicators of disinterest (IOD), Leaked or involuntary body language, Microgestures, Negative body language, Rejection body language.<\/p>\n

Resources: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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How Extending The Middle Finger Affects Perception<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n