goodbye wave
Hand signal departing
A goodbye wave is the hand gesture made when parting from someone—raising the hand and moving it side to side or back and forth.
It's the visual companion to saying goodbye, used across distances where words might not carry: She gave a goodbye wave from the car window.
The gesture can be brief and casual or prolonged and emotional depending on context.
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- fond farewellAffectionate parting expression
- partingAct of leaving another
- handGrasping body part
- gestureCommunicative body movement
send-off · departure · adieu · leaving · palm · flutter · airport · train station · platform · tears · bittersweet · window · rear window · train · dock · ship deck · handkerchief · sweeping
- sending offfarewell party, bon voyage, going away party, safe travels, godspeed
- closing timeclosing time, clock out, end of shift, quitting time, clocking out
goodbye wavecold shoulder
Intentional dismissive treatment
snub · blank stare · looking away · turned back · turning one's back
goodbye, wave, good, goodbyes, waves, waved, waving, wavy, waver