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*Shrug*

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So...
After a nice and fast run in Hukkake Manor (Hard) with a friend i got the following conversation:

Me: Thanks for the run <insert friend name>
Friend: *shrug*



Not being english my primary language (Obv...) i asked in LS what was the meaning of *shrug* and i got various explanations like:

-could mean many things
-it can mean "yes but..."
-it's when you move your shoulders up and down
-you can check the emote and see for yourself what you feel about it


So i went with the last option and tried /shrug...
First thing i notice is that /shrug is actually a blue emote wich means a negative one but i still didn't want to believe that i got an Unpleasant answer from said friend... so i went over the Net to start a journey and see if there was something more.

The following is what i got from dictionary.reference.com

-To raise and contract (the shoulders), expressing indifference, disdain, etc.

Contemporary Examples:

Most Americans greeted the end of the Iraq War the same way they responded to the beginning of it—with a shrug and a yawn.

At this point i think i grasped the meaning of *shrug* but i still wasn't satisfied so i found other info from urbandictionary.com .


-A very bad toupee. - Short for SHitty RUG.

and

-Shrugs are all the rave among teenage girls. These alleged pieces of clothing provide neither warmth nor coverage. It also fails to increase the perception of chest size. The title derives from the action spurred by a girl wearing it. You shrug because you have no idea what it is for.

20 WORDS RELATED TO SHRUG

meh, whatever, shrugging, emoticon, shrugs, blah, shrugged, care, eh, idk, indifferent, shruggle, apathy, bleh, boring, shoulders, shurg, sigh, lol, shrugalug



Usless to say i was even more confused after the last two explanations but the journey was taking me too far away. I've put away my confusion and resumed my Anima grind again knowing that one day i will meet *shrug* again and that i won't be prepared.



/shrug
Comments (13)

Mara Night

Phantom [Chaos]

that means that he just up and down his shoulder like whatever. That doesn't mean that he was negative or something. Just try to watch for yourself when you get your shoulders up at someone actions or words - that would be shrug.

Y'lesia Lheah

Maduin [Dynamis]

Urbandoctionary.com is not a place to go if you are confused, especially if English isn't your first language. Its "expertise" is trendy slang and bad jokes.

It sounds like your friend was trying to express something like, "Why are you thanking me? Of course I'd come help you." Of course, it could just as easily mean, "Whatever." Either way it was kind of rude; he could have said "You're welcome" if he meant that.

Bret Hart

Famfrit [Primal]

Well being rude seems to be a common thing around here.

Thetius Gho'moll

Phoenix [Light]

Btw, what does shrug motion mean in your culture?

Griever Vanagandr

Excalibur [Primal]

It was most likely meant as "no big deal" or "no problem."

Noire Kazahana

Omega [Chaos]

Audrye on her big journey into the land of words :3

Audrye Lannis

Ragnarok [Chaos]

@ F'reya
My never ending journey!!

@ Marika
Hope you are right

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Audrye Lannis

Ragnarok [Chaos]

@Thetius
in my culture /shrug means being annoyed like:
-"oh no... look who is coming, that guy again..." -> /shrug
- after your boss walks away leaving you with a very unpleasant work -> /shrug
-when you almost win at the lottery but yor last number is wrong -> /shrug
-the day after a party and you remember doing something really stupid while being drunk -> /shrug
-checking if you have lost that kg that you wanted to lose with that diet but you actually gained 500g ->shrug

Mara Night

Phantom [Chaos]

we also shrug like - oh well, or i don't know *shrugshrug*

last point that is not shrug that growls mostly XD

Bret Hart

Famfrit [Primal]

*shrug*

Dendria Dea

Ultros [Primal]

Shrug is a body language that used when one wants to convey being neutral about something.. that's all that needed to be said..

Everett Dragneel

Zodiark [Light]

damn that convo bout shrug.. impressive haha
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