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What's the name of the male gesture made by partially bowing, ending with a flourish and making circular motions with the hands then ending with palms up and weight on the back foot with a slight bend at the waist? This is typically seen by jesters or magicians or as a formal signal of respect in the presence of royalty. (Not the same as a genuflection.)

Question #148193. Asked by mitchcumstein.
Last updated Dec 13 2020.
Originally posted Dec 11 2020 11:38 PM.

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elburcher

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elburcher

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It's called a "Bow and Scrape"

To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back (thus scraping the floor), left hand pressed across the abdomen, right arm held aside.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bow_and_scrape

Dec 13 2020, 4:51 AM

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