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Body language
Non-verbal communication using body parts.
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Masking
Communication; Body language
The tendency of people to adopt a neutral persona when wandering about amongst strangers, to avoid giving off any cues which may expose a weakness in themselves.
Light hug
Communication; Body language
Performed amongst friends as a welcoming or parting gesture. The two wrap arms around each other and allow the shoulders to contact, but not the hips.
Kino pinging
Communication; Body language
Brief touches delivered by a person in order to gauge their receptiveness to touching, and to evaluate how quickly they can escalate touches to sexual intercourse.
Kino escalation
Communication; Body language
The stages of touching that people allow bewtween each other, ranging from basic hand to hand all the way up to genital to genital.
Microgestures
Communication; Body language
Tiny actions that are barely even noticeable. They usually expose genuines emotions as they are almost impossible to fake.
Leg twine
Communication; Body language
Performed by women, it is wrapping both legs tightly around one another. It makes both legs appear slim and toned.
Eye contact
Communication; Body language
When two people look directly into each others eyes, rather than at their face or body.
