Does this pose, gesture, or whatever, have an "official" name?  And, no, it's not in the Hands Dial-up products. I looked. ;)

We've all seen it, done it (particularly if you have siblings), seems more or less universal, & most likely goes by a different name in each corner of the planet. There's probably already an apt Yiddish word already that I've never heard, but wondering if there's a general consensus.

I asked this on a Discord channel that's frequented predominantly by Europeans and surprisingly got zip other than one person who did an extensive Google search with similar results.

So, now it's become a bit of a challenge I suppose.

Try this link - type this in google  finger poses meaning

Bhuddism/Hinduism/Yoga has many hand positions used in meditation, called Mudras, each with it's own name.

This one looks a bit like Shuni Mudra.

Looks like the hand position for thumping someone on the nose or the middle of the forehead

The number 8 in sign language.

RFreise posted at 5:49 AM Thu, 30 May 2024 - #4485424

Looks like the hand position for thumping someone on the nose or the middle of the forehead

That's called a "flick", The thumb holds back the finger until enough pressure builds up and then the middle finger releases,  and it stings the contact. I've seen it used to flick a bug off a shoulder or flick someone's ear,

Technically the pose is actually  "preparing to flick" but it is part of the finger flick action.

A friend from New York City referred to is as: "The Booger Flick". But you'd think it'd have a more traditional or official term.

Flick is the official term, if you google search finger flick, you will get that pose and action.