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I can hardly describe this, which is why I need the one word. When you shout "Ta-daa!" and throw your arms out at your sides, does anyone have a one-word description for what you're doing? Argh.

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Generally, it would be a flourish, but I believe the specific gesture you're talking about is sometimes described as "jazz hands".

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I would call it "finishing with a flourish" (I know, not a single word). But "jazz hands" is really not the same thing. –  Robusto Jun 1 '11 at 15:41
I agree that jazz hands is different. Jazz hands has kind of twinkly fingers. Flourish is the word that jumped to my mind, too, but doesn't necessarily involve a "ta-da!" –  KitFox Jun 1 '11 at 19:23
I think flourish is just right. Thanks, all! :) –  Jan F. Jun 2 '11 at 14:32
Feel free to accept the answer. :) –  Christi Jun 2 '11 at 14:45

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