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MOUTH SHRUG
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The corners of the mouth pull down and outward briefly, sometimes with a slight chin push.
MEANS
“I don’t know,” “I have no opinion,” or “I am not committed to what I just said.”
CONTEXT
A non-verbal disclaimer. Often appears at the end of a statement the speaker is not fully behind. A useful signal that someone’s words and conviction are mismatched.
NOT
A frown, which pulls the brow as well as the mouth.
