The TOP 10 most irritating HAND GESTURES resulted from an American study including 2,000 people – and was commissioned to mark the launch of iPhone app Goggle Eyes.

1. Inverted commas
2. Talk to the hand
3. None of your business
4. Blah blah blah
5. The pistol
6. Hand punching
7. I’m watching you
8. Call me
9. Fake yawn
10. Cutthroat

Read more at DailyMail.co.uk

The finger-flicking ‘inverted commas’ motion has been hailed as the most irritating hand gesture.

‘Talk to the hand!’ was voted the second most annoying gesture.

‘None of your buisiness’ (nosetapping) was voted the third most annoying gesture.

‘Blah blah blah’ (making an imaginary mouth with the hand) is the fourth most annoying thing to do when talking with people.

Firing an imaginary pistol was voted fifth most galling of all hand signals.

Discover more about the meaning of hand gestures at Hand Gestures News