To sign "bug," start by forming a "3" handshape with your dominant hand, keeping your thumb, index, and middle fingers extended while your ring and pinky fingers are curled in. Place the tip of your thumb on your nose. Finally, wiggle your index and middle fingers by bending them down a couple of times. This motion mimics the wiggling antennae of an insect.
To sign this, point to the wall to establish the location, and then perform the sign for "bug" while keeping your eyes focused on where you pointed.
Sign "I", followed by the sign for "hate" (flicking your middle fingers forward from your thumbs), and then sign "bug". Make sure to use a disgusted facial expression!
Sign "look" by pointing your V-handshape toward the imaginary bug, sign "huge", and then sign "bug". Widen your eyes to emphasize the size of the insect.
To sign this, point to the wall to establish the location, and then perform the sign for "bug" while keeping your eyes focused on where you pointed.
Sign "I", followed by the sign for "hate" (flicking your middle fingers forward from your thumbs), and then sign "bug". Make sure to use a disgusted facial expression!
Sign "look" by pointing your V-handshape toward the imaginary bug, sign "huge", and then sign "bug". Widen your eyes to emphasize the size of the insect.
While "bug" in English can mean an insect or an annoyance, this specific sign is only used for the insect. To say someone is bothering you, you would use the ASL sign for "bother" or "annoy."
You should bend your index and middle fingers together at the exact same time. Alternating them might confuse the meaning or just look a bit unnatural to fluent signers.
You should use whichever hand is your dominant hand. If you are left-handed, use your left hand. Just be sure to stay consistent and not switch hands in the middle of a sentence!
