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843:Lip kiss
828:ILY sign
763:Applause
758:Air kiss
739:Gestures
640:Mashable
495:Greeting
489:See also
459:Hadharem
392:Cardinal
313:courtesy
287:and the
256:kissing
157:(1740s,
90:Malaysia
42:greeting
1461:Kissing
1398:Related
1204:Shocker
1189:Mountza
1184:Mooning
1014:Salutes
1004:Zolgokh
984:Sampeah
974:Pranāma
959:Namaste
944:Kuji-in
934:Hat tip
848:Namaste
446:hands.
405:In the
382:In the
305:Hungary
301:Austria
289:Spanish
128:Romania
117:Italian
1471:Bowing
1425:Mudras
1237:Akanbe
1229:Taunts
1219:Wanker
1118:V sign
989:Sembah
939:Kowtow
909:Curtsy
616:
500:Salute
455:Taqbil
440:letter
409:, and
297:Poland
181:(1746)
163:Warsaw
113:Sicily
98:Brunei
96:, and
86:Turkey
1384:Shrug
1242:Loser
969:Orans
964:Ojigi
954:Mudra
919:Gadaw
868:Shaka
823:Hongi
753:Aegyo
415:laity
390:or a
323:or a
277:greet
60:or a
50:greet
40:is a
1476:Hand
949:Mano
889:Adab
833:Kiss
614:ISBN
593:2023
568:2023
542:2023
388:Pope
342:seal
303:and
281:lady
233:and
82:Iran
54:lady
1273:Nod
999:Wai
899:Bow
773:Dap
419:bow
275:to
153:by
126:In
107:In
76:In
48:to
1452::
853:OK
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327:.
299:,
279:a
161:,
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92:,
88:,
84:,
80:,
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724:t
717:v
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