To sign 'underwear', form both hands into an 'L' shape with your index fingers and thumbs extended. Place your hands near the center of your lower waist. Move your hands outward and upward along your hips, tracing the shape of a pair of briefs.
Sign 'I', 'need', 'wash', and then trace the shape of briefs at your hips for 'underwear'.
Sign 'you', 'pack', 'enough', and finish with the two-handed tracing motion for 'underwear'.
Point to 'he', sign 'only', 'wear', and then use your index fingers and thumbs to sign 'underwear' at your lower waist.
Sign 'I', 'need', 'wash', and then trace the shape of briefs at your hips for 'underwear'.
Sign 'you', 'pack', 'enough', and finish with the two-handed tracing motion for 'underwear'.
Point to 'he', sign 'only', 'wear', and then use your index fingers and thumbs to sign 'underwear' at your lower waist.
Yes, this is the general sign for underwear and can be used as a catch-all term. However, specific styles like boxers or bras have their own distinct signs.
No, 'underwear' is a symmetrical two-handed sign. Using both hands is necessary to accurately trace the shape of the garment on both sides of your body.
You can lightly touch your clothing as you trace the shape, or you can perform the motion just an inch or two in front of your body. Both ways are perfectly acceptable and commonly understood.
