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Body language

Non-verbal communication using body parts.

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Body language

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.

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