How to Sign “Shrimp” in ASL

To sign shrimp in ASL, point your index finger out in front of your chest, then move the hand across your body while the finger hooks and bends. Repeat the hooking movement along the way. The bending finger is the key part of the sign.

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How to sign it

  1. Handshape: start with the index finger pointing out and the other fingers folded in.

  2. Location: in front of your chest, rising toward your shoulder.

  3. Movement: move the hand across your body and bend the index finger into a hook, then straighten and hook it again.

  4. Facial expression: keep it relaxed and neutral.

Use it in a sentence

I LIKE SHRIMP.

I like shrimp.

This video shows one common way to sign shrimp. Some signers move the hand the other way across the body, or use the little finger instead of the index finger.

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