To sign 'taint', start by holding your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing down. Form a flat handshape with your dominant hand, keeping your fingers together and the palm facing sideways. Bring your dominant hand down so its pinky edge strikes the back of your non-dominant hand, then slide it forward to represent a blemish being applied.
Use the sign for TAINT to show how the scandal leaves a lasting negative mark on his public image.
Sign TAINT to describe how a single bad moment can spoil or blemish the rest of your day.
Use TAINT to indicate that the clean water has been contaminated or made impure by an outside source.
Use the sign for TAINT to show how the scandal leaves a lasting negative mark on his public image.
Sign TAINT to describe how a single bad moment can spoil or blemish the rest of your day.
Use TAINT to indicate that the clean water has been contaminated or made impure by an outside source.
No, it doesn't need to slide completely off. A short, deliberate slide forward along the back of the hand is enough to convey the meaning of a lasting mark.
Yes! While it is often used metaphorically for abstract concepts like reputations or moods, it can also be used to describe physical contamination, spoiling, or pollution.
Yes, keeping the non-dominant palm facing down is important. It creates the neutral 'surface' that the dominant hand strikes and marks, which is central to the sign's visual meaning.
