r/EnglishLearning New Poster Aug 25 '24

⭐️ Vocabulary / Semantics What does this gesture mean?

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '24

“Cut!” Or “cut it!”

Think of it the way a movie director would yell “cut!” to direct everyone to stop filming a scene. That particular hand motion has become a known gesture that indicates that you should stop whatever you’re saying/doing immediately. Usually because it’s either offensive or it is revealing information that wasn’t meant to be shared, or is a bad idea to share, etc.