Italian Salis Silvia Tongue Jut

Italian Salis Silvia gestures AS She qualifier 70 33 for Women s Hammer Throw Final AT The 20th European Athletics Championships Barcelona

This gesture can have several meanings depending on the context: I got caught, gleeful excitement, I got away with something, I am naughty, or I did something foolish.◦

Italian Salis Silvia Tongue Jut

Marion Bartoli Facial Expression of Anger Towards Judge

Marion Bartoli of France takes on Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria during their fourth round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 28 June 2010.

We see intensity in her gaze; also notice the tongue jut or pacifying lip lick- if it is a tongue jut she knows she is pushing the "relationship" between judge and player and is getting away with this brief expression of dissatisfaction; if it is a lick lip is her way of attempting to give herself some comfort in a trying situation.

Also notice the angle of her face as compared to the angle of her gaze; when you are seeing a high intensity emotion and the angles are different it should be noted. It can signal dominant/submissiveness and/or willingness to fight/flight...◦

Marion Bartoli Facial Expression of Anger Towards Judge

Fabio Fognini Sticks Out His Tongue After Scoring

Fabio Fognini of Italy reacts during his match against Nicolas Massu of Chile at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, May 23, 2010.

He show the tongue jut because he has just one a point on a less than perfect shot.◦

Fabio Fognini Sticks Out His Tongue After Scoring

Jessica Simpson Licks Her Lip

Oct 13 2009
Jessica Simpson is very expressive during an interview at QVC FFANY event in at Rose Hall, NYC. Pictured: Jessica Simpson Picture by: JS / Splash News

Lip licking with your tongue is a self pacifying behavior.◦

Jessica Simpson Licks Her Lip

John McCain's Tounge Jut

Tongue-jutting behavior is a gesture used when we think they have gotten away with something or are "caught" doing something.

Depending on the context of the situation it is most associated with:

- I got caught
- Gleeful excitement
- I got away with something
- I did something foolish
- I am naughty◦

John McCain's Tounge Jut

Lightman's Tongue Jut

Last week I mentioned this gesture when Torres did it, this week we can see it when Lightman does it.

This gesture can have several meanings depending on the context: I got caught, gleeful excitement, I got away with something, I am naughty, or I did something foolish.

In this case it means I got away with something.◦

Lightman's Tongue Jut

A Big Thank You to "Lie to Me"

I'm so excited about the new season, and thank you for the gestural Easter eggs!

Here is one of them...


Watch Torres' tongue, she does a 'tongue jut' after being scolded by Lightman.

In this case it means I did something foolish or wrong.

It can have other meanings depending on the context: I got caught, gleeful excitement, I got away with something, I am naughty, or in this case I did something foolish.◦

A Big Thank You to "Lie to Me"