To sign pirate, start by covering one eye with your hand, keeping your fingers together to mimic an eye patch. At the same time, your other hand can form an 'X' handshape in front of you. Then, bring the hand covering your eye down to join the other, forming both hands into 'X' handshapes to resemble pirate hooks. Finally, move both 'hook' hands slightly downward in front of your chest.
Sign 'Halloween,' then sign 'pirate' by showing the eye patch and hook hands, followed by the sign for 'dress up.'
Sign 'movie,' then 'pirate' using the eye patch and hook motions, and finish with the standard sign for 'ship.'
Point to the person, sign 'have,' and then sign 'pirate' emphasizing the eye patch and hook hands to describe the outfit.
Sign 'Halloween,' then sign 'pirate' by showing the eye patch and hook hands, followed by the sign for 'dress up.'
Sign 'movie,' then 'pirate' using the eye patch and hook motions, and finish with the standard sign for 'ship.'
Point to the person, sign 'have,' and then sign 'pirate' emphasizing the eye patch and hook hands to describe the outfit.
Yes, in this specific variation, after showing the eye patch with one hand, both hands come together in front of your body to form the 'X' handshape hooks moving downward.
You can cover whichever eye feels most comfortable. Many signers use their non-dominant hand to cover the eye while their dominant hand prepares the first hook, but doing the reverse is also perfectly acceptable.
While some informal or regional variations might just use the eye patch motion, adding the hook hands makes the sign much clearer and is the standard way to sign 'pirate' in this context.
