"jazz hands" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} jazz hands pl (plural only)
  1. A dance move in which the performer's hands are extended with palms toward the audience and fingers splayed. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-jazz_hands-en-noun-Ia4y~pr6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. A gesture in which the hands, which are extended with palms facing forwards and fingers splayed, are rotated quickly. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-jazz_hands-en-noun-El22pDcn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: spirit fingers
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