Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing sideways. Form a bent 'V' handshape with your dominant hand to represent a person sitting in a car. Move your dominant hand in a large, wavy up-and-down motion, mimicking a rollercoaster climbing steep hills and taking sharp drops.
Sign 'rollercoaster' with a large, dramatic wavy motion to emphasize the thrilling size of the ride.
Sign 'rollercoaster', then sign 'sick' by placing your middle fingers on your forehead and stomach with an uncomfortable facial expression.
Sign 'rollercoaster', followed by 'scared', making sure to use a questioning facial expression with raised eyebrows and a slight forward lean.
Sign 'rollercoaster' with a large, dramatic wavy motion to emphasize the thrilling size of the ride.
Sign 'rollercoaster', then sign 'sick' by placing your middle fingers on your forehead and stomach with an uncomfortable facial expression.
Sign 'rollercoaster', followed by 'scared', making sure to use a questioning facial expression with raised eyebrows and a slight forward lean.
While some regional variations use both hands moving together in a wavy motion (often with '3' handshapes), the version taught here uses your non-dominant hand as a base and the dominant hand as the rollercoaster car.
Yes! In ASL, you can modify the size of your signs to add detail. A larger, more dramatic wave implies a bigger, scarier rollercoaster, while a small wave implies a gentle ride.
The bent 'V' handshape is a common ASL classifier used to represent a human being sitting down. In this context, it perfectly illustrates someone sitting in the coaster car as it moves.
