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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, it's the pulling of the eyes? But how is this a "smirk"? A smirk is a smug, silly, or conceited smile. How does "pulling eyes" = "smirk." I don't get it![/quote]\ It's based on the emoticon ; -) or ;-J with the "winking eye". Since those are called smirking emoticons, some liken the pulling back of the eyes in the Asian gesture to the semi-colon winking eye of the smirk. Very new lingo. When I was a kid, they were just called "Jap eyes" but then WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnamese War were all much fresher in people's memories. I think you need to talk with the nanny in front of the kids and let her know that some people find that gesture offensive and that you don't want your children learning to do that because they don't know if the person will be offended or not. Then explain to the children that while not everyone finds that gesture offensive, some do and so they should not use it.[/quote]
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