The sign for "flattery" is based on the concept of
"buttering someone up."
Hold up your non-dominant index finger as if representing a person.
Then use your dominant modified-"B"-hand to butter up that person.
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte44.jpg)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte45.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte46.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte47.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte48.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte49.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte50.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte51.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte52.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte53.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte54.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte55.gif)
![](../../signjpegs/f/flatte56.gif)
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