pinching hand: medium skin tone
A hand showing the pinched finger gesture, with medium skin tone.
There are different emoji meanings for pinching hand: medium skin tone in different cultures:
- Western culture
- Often seen as a request for something to be slowed down or a 'small amount' of something. Can also be interpreted as 'what do you want?' or 'what’s the issue?'
- Italian culture
- Widely known as 'ma che vuo'?' (what do you want?), used to express disagreement, frustration, or asking for clarification.
- Israeli culture
- Known as a 'sababa' gesture, meaning 'cool', 'alright', or 'great', used to agree or affirm.
- Arabic culture
- Can be an aggressive gesture, often used in conversations to signify that 'you're going to get it' or 'just a minute' (in a threatening way).
- Nigerian culture
- Often used to mean 'gbas gbos' (a back-and-forth argument) or 'a little bit'.
- Indian Culture
- Often used to ask 'what's up?' or 'what's the problem?'. Sometimes used dismissively, similar to 'whatever'.
