Awkward Turtle Game
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Awkward Turtle is the ice breaker adult party game for people with a crude sense of humor and love for word games. It’s made for small groups or large groups, no matter whether its a Halloween, birthday or regular party. The rules are simple, with four or more players, divide into two teams. Each team takes turns trying to guess awkward looking, sounding and feeling words from the dictionary. Probably the most awkward deck of cards you’ll ever own- Awkward Turtle Game for Adults is the ice breaker party game for people with a crude sense of humor and love for word games. It’s like Taboo and Cards Against Humanity had an awkward yet awesome baby together.
- This game is a HIT! … The only suggestion would be MORE! More cards, more words, more fun, please! - sunnysongbird
- It's the adult version of Taboo! Hilarious! - Kristina N.
- Love this game, I was eerily good at it.. - Jennifer M.
- The game was a total hit! Definitely not for the easily offended! - Amanda E.
- This is a great twist on a familiar game. It gets tons of laughs but its slightly more difficult than it looks. My friends and I all love it! - Heather
- Excellent game! I am relatively new to the crude humor card game world, so I was excited to find a new game to try. Awkward Turtle did not disappoint! - Avid Reader 16
- Fun game-its like Taboo in a R rated version - “Laughalot TJL”
- This game can potentially be hilarious depending on who you play it with, there are some really funny words, and some that are unspeakably difficult depending on the crowd you play it with, it's also very simple….Some of the words are rather adult oriented, so this may not be the best game for kids, however its a great little party game for the price and for people who love games like Cards Against Humanity or Never Have I Ever.., a must for camping trips and small vacation excursions. - Corey N
- Me and my friends love this game! It's a bit tricky at first to come up with the right clues to give, but after that, it's all fun and hilarious! My friend wants a deck so bad! - Lexi
The Adult Party Game Your Friends Will Thank You for Bringing
Do you find yourself with the same dreaded conversation when your friends get together? “What do you want to do? I don’t know what do you want to do?”
Ugh. Not again.
On and on it goes before you finally decide to stream a movie, again. Then the conversation starts all over again *facepalm*.
Now you can cut the conversation off before it begins and have a great time too. Awkward Turtle is the easy-to-play word guessing game built for a group of adults.
The Adult Party Card Game That’s More Fun in Mixed Company
“Dripping… it’s like when there’s dew on the grass…”
It’s Frank’s turn and he’s trying his best to get you to guess this word. His teammate and girlfriend chimes in “Water? Liquid? Rain?” Frank just shakes his head no and says sarcastically “No, it’s what happens to you when I come home.” Your buddy Brad jumps in “Moist!” Frank’s girlfriend turns beat red and everyone roars with laughter, including Frank and his girlfriend. One point to Frank’s team.
Awkward Turtle features some words that are mild, like “moist”. Others can be on the nose embarrassing like “penis.” The pace of the game and how raunchy it gets depends partially on your group. But don’t take my word for it, see what our customers are saying.
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- Features 352 of the most awkward looking, sounding, and feeling words English has to offer
- 4+ Players (6+ recommended)
- Playtime of 15-30 minutes
- Ages 17 and up
- a da Vinci's Room Original
- Printed on poker deck quality cardstock to ensure a long game lifetime.
- All Copies from 2018 on MADE IN USA
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Awkward turtle is a slang two-handed gesture used to silently mark a moment or situation as awkward. A number of spinoff hand gestures akin to the awkward turtle have since arisen (like the awkward palm tree, which even has its own Facebook page; awkward bell; awkward gong; awkward antlers; awkward tent; and awkward turtle makes babies). The gesture is likely used in most cases playfully and ironically. Some have remarked that giving the gesture is a sort of celebration of social discomfort.[1][2][3]
Some American Sign Language (ASL) sources indicate that the gesture is the same as ASL's for 'sea turtle'—though people have disputed this, claiming it is actually the ASL sign for 'platypus'.[citation needed] The awkward turtle is gestured by placing one hand flat atop the other with both palms facing down, thumbs stuck out to the sides and rotating to look like flippers.[4][5][6][7]
The term 'awkward turtle' has transcended the gesture and is sometimes just stated, without the gesture.
Example usages[edit]
'This wonderful, clumsy, candid moment, where even the crown's mighty power could not conquer the Awkward Turtle God. Royals, they're finally just like us!'
'I got that feeling especially when she told me I had on the same outfit she saw me in in a picture on Facebook. It was one of those awkward turtle moments. I knew she creeped on my profile.'
History[edit]
Manhunter movie. Urban Dictionary's 'top definition' for awkward turtle (as of January 2018) was a definition post on 6 September 2005—that definition also appears to be the oldest one for 'awkward turtle' on Urban Dictionary.[10]
A student journalist reported on the ubiquitousness of the awkward turtle hand gesture at the University of Pennsylvania on 3 February 2006.[2] By 2008, Facebook reportedly had more than 500 'awkward turtle' groups, the largest of which had more than 27,000 members.[5]
'A Way with Words', a public radio program about language, did a segment on 'awkward turtle' on 10 October 2009, citing it as slang from UCLA.[11]
According to an Urban Dictionary five year snapshot (July 2012 and November 2017) of activity regarding 'awkward turtle', activity peaked in early 2013, with February 2013 having the highest activity of all months in that span.[10]
References[edit]
- ^Victor, Terry (2011). 'Unconventional English in a Conventional Setting: The Genesis and Joy of the New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English'. Universidad de Alicante. p. 294. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
In current wordless slang there is a significantly widespread trend for elaborate gestural constructs that signal an awkward silence or situation (‘this is an awkward situation – let’s get out of here/by recognising it we remain aloof’), epitomised by, yet not limited to, the awkward turtle gesture (which exists in a couple of distinct variations) and the awkward palm tree (which actually has its own FacebookTM page). This gesture is little more than an archly contrived in-group signalling: playful, certainly, probably ironic in intention, but in active circulation. The only way to gain a sufficient understanding of, say, the awkward turtle through the medium of a dictionary must be to see the gesture in action.
- ^ abStein, Andrew (3 February 2006). 'If being awkward is cool, I'm Miles Davis'. The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^Peckham, Aaron (1 January 2009). Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 12. ISBN0740788922.
- ^'ASL Sign for Sea Turtle'. HandSpeak.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ abLeber, Jessica (15 April 2008). 'Do the Awkward Turtle'. Columbia News Service. Columbia Journalism School. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ^Grate, Rachel (4 June 2012). 'If I Were to Meet You Again'. Passwords. Journals at Claremont at Scholarship @ Claremont. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^Coleman, Julie (10 January 2014). Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives. Routledge. p. 42. ISBN1317934768.
- ^Taylor, Elise. 'Prince Charles and Queen Letizia's Handshake Proves Even Royals Can't Escape Awkward Hellos'. Vogue. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^Horne, Kenneth. 'A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Social Media Literacy and Identity Influence: Traditional-Age Undergraduate Students and Their Experiences with Social Media'(PDF). Ball State University, Cardinal Scholar. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ ab'Awkward Turtle'. Urban Dictionary. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^Barrett, Grant; Barnette, Martha. 'Awkward Turtle Slang'. WayWordRadio.