Head bobble

Not to be confused with Bobblehead.

The head bobble, head wobble, or Indian head shake refers to a common gesture found in South Asian cultures, most notably in India. The motion usually consists of a side-to-side tilting of the head in arcs along the coronal plane.[1] A form of nonverbal communication, it may mean yes, good, maybe, okay, or I understand, depending on the context.[2][3]

  1. ^ Kavita Pillay (30 January 2006), How to Tilt Your Head Like an Indian, World Hum, archived from the original on 3 March 2011, retrieved 27 March 2011
  2. ^ Seth Stevenson (27 September 2004), "Actually Liking Stuff", Trying Really Hard To Like India, Slate, archived from the original on 1 February 2011, retrieved 27 March 2011
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference tripsavvy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).