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earring
(or earrings)


Version 1:  Pinch your earlobe once.
Version 2:  Pinch your earlobe (gently) twice.

Usage note:  If I'm just mentioning that someone has an earring I will likely only pinch the lobe once.  If I'm discussing the topic of earrings and ear piercing and need to make distinctions between the two concepts then I'll use a double movement for earring and a single, larger, emphasized movement for "ear piercing."

EARRING:


EARRING: animated

Note: If you want to specifically indicate the plural form of earrings then you should do this sign with two hands (one on each earlobe).



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