strange; with no reason; preposterous Used to describe situations that are unreasonable and confusing

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Open one hand wide, place it in front of you while facing it sideways, then quickly slide it to the farther side of your body. While sliding, keep the index finger straighten and tuck the other four fingers in the palm. Make a confused expression when you sign.

Example sentence

I can’t speak, let alone talking on the phone. So I clap my hands instead, and they get it. If it were other people, they’d be weirded out by the claps when they pick up the phone. That is why I only call them two. Only they know clapping means I’m inviting them over. This is only works for the three of us. It’s our secret signal.
I am very poor but her family was very rich. I come from a poor family but she came from a wealthy family. They had a lot of land but I don't know what happened later on. Her family fell on hard times and they started selling their land one by one until one day they sold them all.

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