"hang-loose sign" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hang-loose signs [plural]
Etymology: From hang loose. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=hang-loose sign}} hang-loose sign (plural hang-loose signs)
  1. The shaka, a gesture made with a fist with the thumb and little finger extended Synonyms: sign (english: hang loose), hang loose sign
    Sense id: en-hang-loose_sign-en-noun-z4icIe8j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Richard Carlson, Extreme Success, page 77",
          "text": "After three runs, I was surfing the wake and letting go of the rope's handle with one hand so I could give the hang-loose sign to my buds.",
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