The Frenchwoman ended the discussion with a fervent pfft, waving him away as she slid off her chair. —Sparkle Hayter, Bandit Queen Boogie: A Novel.
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Jonathan Caws-Elwitt suggests some other great "noise/gesture" examples:
Someone pretends to moisten a finger,
then touches it briefly to her posterior and mimes the effect of the
finger "sizzling" -- to the accompaniment of a "Tsss" vocalization.
And how about the triumphant "Yessss!" that is always(?) accompanied by
body language? Or Fonzie's "Ayyyy" with thumb extended? Or the one
where someone acknowledges someone else by briefly pointing at him/her
while making a one- or two-syllable clicking sound (reminiscent of a
shutter-release)?
