Hands On Hips

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A Character Reaction Trope where a character puts his/her Hands On Hips. This can happen for several reasons, but usually out of frustration. It can sometimes count as a Beat. When it's on another's hips, it's Hands On Approach.

Examples

• In the Star Trek: Voyager episode 'Macrocosm' Captain Janeway's habit of putting her hands on her hips turns out to be the 'worst insult imaginable' in the Tak Tak language, causing her and Neelix to narrowly escape execution. Shortly afterward she vows never to put her hands on her hips again. A few seconds later, she unconsciously does it again.