Shocker (hand gesture)

The shocker is a hand gesture with a sexual connotation. The ring finger and thumb are curled or bent down while the other fingers are extended. The index and middle fingers are kept together (touching) and the back of the hand faces outwards (away from the gesturer).

Meaning

The gesture refers to the act of inserting the index and middle fingers into a vagina and the little finger into the unwitting anus, hence the "shock". Because of its explicit sexual connotation, the shocker is sometimes considered vulgar. Occasionally, the thumb may be positioned so that it may stimulate the clitoris, which is sometimes referred to as another technique known as a jackal due to the canine appearance from a profile. Mnemonic rhymes are used in order to remember its meaning, including "two in the flapper, one in the crapper", "two in the pink, one in the stink" and "two in the goo, one in the poo".

The shocker is generally referred to as being "given," "thrown up," "delivered," or "popped" rather than "shown", as with "the finger".

Occurrences in culture

*The shocker as a hand gesture has been used as "Big Shocker", a derivative of the foam finger that displays the shocker on an oversized foam glove, is sold by CollegeHumor. Also, it was used by Horatio Sanz of Saturday Night Live during the intro of the skit "Carol".

*Wichita State University students use the shocker at basketball games in a manner similar to Texas' Hook 'em Horns, as well. [ [http://www.fcnp.com/603/splinters.htm Falls-Church News Press] , online issue for March 23 - 29, 2006; retrieved November 29, 2007.] [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/02/14/sterger.notes/index.html SI on Campus] , February 14, 2007; retrieved November 29, 2007.] [ [http://cbs.sportsline.com/spin/story/9334644 CBS Sportsline] , March 24, 2006; retrieved November 29, 2007. ]

*Arizona State University students also use a variation of the shocker but with the index and middle fingers spaced apart to resemble a pitchfork, a reference to the Arizona State Sun Devils. [ [http://wsufootball.blogspot.com/2008/06/spring-fish-wrap-asu-shocker-edition.html] ]

*As for the actual use of the shocker, a columnist at "The Daily Californian" (the student newspaper at Berkeley) expressed her dissatisfaction of it during sex. [cite news|url=http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22706 |title=Not-So-Shocking News |first=Christine |last=Borden |publisher="The Daily Californian" |date=2007-01-23 |accessdate=2007-12-30]

*There is a song by Peaches about the shocker called "Rock The Shocker" [ [http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/peaches_lyrics_8197/impeach_my_bush_lyrics_29554/rock_the_shocker_lyrics_321707.html Peaches - Rock The Shocker Lyrics] ; retrieved May 15, 2005.] .

imilar gestures

* The Corna, or "devil horns", is displayed with just the index finger and pinky finger extended.
* The "pitchfork," which is used at Arizona State University where the mascot, Sparky the Sun Devil carries his pitchfork. Fact|date=September 2008
* The University of Houston's "Cougar Paw," in which the index finger and the middle finger are separated. Fact|date=September 2008
* Jerry Garcia fans sometimes fold down their middle finger to emulate the wave he used to give, showing his right hand with the middle finger cut off at the first knuckle.Fact|date=September 2008
* Ja Rule and his affiliates often use a gesture which involves the same finger placements as the shocker but with the tips pointing down. This creates an 'M' and an 'I', symbolizing his record label Murder Inc. This is copied from urban street gangs' usage of signs.
* The Spocker (also The Spock Shock or Spock Shocker), coined due to the similarity to the "Vulcan salute" used by Mr. Spock from Star Trek, in sexual context has been said as "two in the pink, one in the stink." [http://www.thespocker.com/ ] [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20spock%20shock]

References

External links

*Clay Travis, [http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/9334644 ClayNation: Those nice cheerleaders are doing WHAT?] , CBS SportsLine, 24 March 2006
* [http://www.rotten.com/library/language/the-finger/shocker/ The Strange Case of the Hanover High Shocker] , rotten.com
*White, Kevin, [http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=3930&u_sid=10118493 Photo raises a furor in Carroll] , "Omaha World-Herald", August 29, 2007