Although the wrestler surely wanted nothing more than to mount me and wrestle the life from my smart-alecky liberal head, all I wanted was someone in the room to flash me an awkward turtle gang sign ...

Does anyone on campus know of or use the awkward turtle sign? I had never heard of it until recently, but apparently it is an actual physical hand gesture that some people use along with actually ...

Are people aware of this gesture? It's apparently a hand gesture the kids make these days during an awkward moment. Here's an example of the awkward turtle in action: The earliest reference I can find ...

At the University of Pennsylvania, a peculiar gesture has swept parts of the campus. During an uncomfortable silence, someone will mimic a turtle with his or her hands. They'll put their right hand ...

For some, admitting something they did in a group setting made them an "awkward turtle" is a tongue-in-cheek way to handle a temporary social setback. Then, they move on. Others may chronically feel ...

Twenty-year-old Aaron Cleveland, from Quinlan, Texas, told an inappropriate joke, and it bombed. Ryan Medler, 18, from St. Louis, was in the middle of a make-out session when the girl’s father walked ...

Awkward turtles come in all shapes and sizes. There’s the guy who drinks alone in a corner. There’s the overly confident klutz on the dance floor who can’t keep a partner for more than half a song.