Word For An Action

[joko]

you know when someone kind of raises their fists and jolts/juts their head at a person - sort of like a threat, like saying watch it, or i'll hit you.
its kind of to make the other person flinch.

is there a word or phrase for that?

i was describing an episode of something to someone where they kept doing that and i couldnt think how to say it haha

thanks

[joko]

ahh, thats interesting douglas, that seems most like it so far - as i said its all the other things too - but theyre all too vague to be the name of this action.

i had no idea that feint had another meaning.

but yes it can be done deceptively when about to have a proper fistfight, or just a sort of a warning to watch out.

unfortunately if i said to someone 'they feinted' people would get a very different idea haha

[tiggerblue10]

I've heard the phrase 'coming at you...' or 'don't come at me...' used in this kind of scenario.

[THECORBYLOON]

What about feigned?

[198kHz]

joko
Question Author
i had no idea that feint had another meaning.

It doesn't, but 'faint' does. ;)

[joko]

198kHz

yes it does =

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/feɪnt/
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adjective
adjective: feint

denoting paper printed with faint lines as a guide for handwriting.

[Atheist]

joko, I don't think that there is a word in English to express what you are looking for. There is no word in English to define the back of the knee. Other languages might have such a word. You'll need to express the action in more than one word.

[198kHz]

joko
Question Author
//198kHz
yes it does = //

OK fair enough :)

Atheist
//There is no word in English to define the back of the knee.//
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popliteal

[douglas9401]

https://www.lexico.com/definition/feint

[royfromaus]

To fully understand what a feint is, watch the fight between Klitschko and Haye,


Fight stats

punches thrown 35
Haye 17
Klitschko 18

Punches connected
Haye 3
Klitschko 2


Feints 2636
Haye 1328
Klitschko 1308

[THECORBYLOON]

"Popliteal" is the adjective and popliteus is the noun but it's also known as the kneepit in the same way that an oxter is an armpit.

[douglas9401]

Poplite Al was the inventor of diet cola.

[joko]

roy - yeah, feint is not 'quite' right, but its the nearest thing i can see

the example i mean, is not diversionary or an attempt to distract or fool an opponent, its not a fighting tactic, its a BEFORE a fight tactic = its an outright declaration of 'watch it, im angry and im about to go for for, and batter you, so you better back off' -
it doesnt always lead to a fight and is never done in the middle of a fight, its always a sort of warning, to show the other person theyre in danger and to frighten them, also sort of to make them flinch with fright etc.

[Mamyalynne]

Like a 'Put em up' gesture?

https://tinyurl.com/ydfatwm7

[royfromaus]

blustering

[joko]

mama - no its not that, their fists arent up in a fighting position, often theyre at their sides and they kind of throw them backwards for a second.

im trying to find a youtube vid where someone does it, but i dont even know what to search for haha

[Atheist]

Thanks for teaching me a new word. Kneepit is the word I would use if I had to come up with something. Popliteus is not a pretty word - a bit too medical sounding.

[dannyk13]

jko it is an assault if the other person thinks he is going to get hit.

[joko]

corbyloon - what on earth are you talking about?

danny - again, there is no assault.

ive explained a few times now what i mean.

[Mamyalynne]

It's a while since I did any descriptive writing but sometimes it's better to describe what is happening rather than try to shoehorn in a word that may not be clear to the reader.

eg

As he stood before me,his shoulders tensed, his head fleetingly jerked to one side as his clenched fists twitched briefly at his side in an aggressive pose.

[Mamyalynne]

Over use of side but you get the drift.