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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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Tossing in a shrug
As a fifth grader, Zinkoff knows cool when he sees it. He takes a stab at cool himself. He shuffles his feet. He hooks his thumbs into his waistband. He gazes off into a Beyond of his own. "So," he says, tossing in a shrug, "what do you think?" Making it sound like, "Not that I care one way or the other."
HI,
What is the gesture of tossing in a shrug in the above?
Besides, how can "shuffles his feet" in the above show "cool?" Can you throw some light? Thanks.
HI,
What is the gesture of tossing in a shrug in the above?
Besides, how can "shuffles his feet" in the above show "cool?" Can you throw some light? Thanks.
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I understand it to just mean that he shrugs. The "tossing in" part means that he casually throws this gesture into his conversation. I agree that shuffling one's feet doesn't seem like a particularly cool thing to do, but remember that he's only a kid, and also that he's only "having a stab".
- I understand it to just mean that he shrugs.
- The "tossing in" part means that he casually throws this gesture into his conversation.
- I agree that shuffling one's feet doesn't seem like a particularly cool thing to do, but remember that he's only a kid, and also that he's only "having a stab".
- Perhaps it's a sort of affected nonchalance that kids might think is cool.
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I understand it to just mean that he shrugs. The "tossing in" part means that he casually throws this gesture into his conversation.
I agree that shuffling one's feet doesn't seem like a particularly cool thing to do, but remember that he's only a kid, and also that he's only "having a stab". Perhaps it's a sort of affected nonchalance that kids might think is cool.
I agree that shuffling one's feet doesn't seem like a particularly cool thing to do, but remember that he's only a kid, and also that he's only "having a stab". Perhaps it's a sort of affected nonchalance that kids might think is cool.
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