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T-pose

T-pose noun: a pose in which one stands rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.

Noun

T-pose (plural T-poses)

  1. A pose in which one stands rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.
    • But most importantly: As we previously established, the T-pose is just a blueprint for constructing the physical anatomy of the character.2015 May 26, Ferdinand Engländer, “The T-pose – all about this mighty blueprint”, in Animator Island
    • In order to perform a “T-Pose,” one stands as tall as possible, extends his or her arms outright (in order to form the letter T), and usually does so in an effort to intimidate.2018 May 16, "The Classy Libertarian", “Not Only Is the “T-Pose” Racist, It’s Also Violent”, in Medium, archived from the original on 16 May 2018

Verb

T-pose (third-person singular simple present T-poses, present participle T-posing, simple past and past participle T-posed)

  1. (intransitive) To stand rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.
    • In 2018, T-posing has become something kids do in real life.2018 May 15, Jay Hathaway, “How the ‘T-pose’ became a meme”, in The Daily Dot

Forms of T-pose

Noun
pluralT-poses
alternative formT pose
Verb
third-person singular presentT-poses
present participleT-posing
past participleT-posed
pastT-posed

Origin of T-pose

Originally a default pose for video game characters, but spread into real-life usage. Named as such because the person's body resembles the letter T.

Questions about T-pose

What does T-pose mean?
T-pose means a pose in which one stands rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground.
What part of speech is T-pose?
T-pose can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of T-pose?
The plural of T-pose is T-poses.

Words near T-pose in the dictionary

  1. T-piece
  2. T-pieces
  3. T-plate
  4. T-plates
  5. T-Pop
  6. T-pose
  7. T-posed
  8. T-poses
  9. T-posing
  10. T-power
  11. T-powering

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