To sign nerve in ASL, curl the fingers of your dominant hand and bend the index finger into a hook. Bring the bent index finger to the side of your chin and press it there, holding for a moment, with your lips pushed forward. Then lower the hand. The palm faces your body.
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How to sign it
Handshape: a curled hand with the index finger bent into a hook.
Location: the side of the chin.
Movement: the bent index finger comes to the chin, presses and holds.
Palm orientation: the palm faces toward the body.
Facial expression: lips pushed forward.
Use it in a sentence
BOY NERVE!
That boy has some nerve!
Lifeprint shows this sign in a video only, glossed NERVE as in being inconsiderate, so the steps here come from AISA's video.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/n/nerve.htm (video only).
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