awkward turtle

== English == === Etymology === From the resemblance to a turtle. The gesture seems to have been borrowed from Auslan sign language. === Noun === awkward turtle (plural awkward turtles) An informal gesture used to indicate that a moment or situation is awkward. ==== References ==== Tony Thorne (2014), “awkward turtle”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London; […]: Bloomsbury