WHAT DOES EYE WINKING MEAN ?

WHAT DOES EYE WINKING MEAN ?

;-)

It can be flirty.
Friendly.
Sexy.
A signal.
An inside joke.
Or simply a way to say hello with your eyes.
And here’s something you probably don’t know. It’s believed to be a tribute to Gandalf.
Winking, defined by Webster’s as “to shut one eye briefly,”means many things to many people.

Since a wink is a definite message -without the cognizance of others and according to an already understood code - it can also have a highly complex success-versus-failure rate. After all, a wink is a failure if its intended recipient does not see it; or sees it but doesn’t know or forgets the code; or misconstrues it; or disobeys or disbelieves it; or if anyone else spots it.

In other words, winking is risky business. It can have a wrong time, wrong place, and most definitely, a wrong recipient.In the hierarchy of unspoken communication, it is one dicey deed, indeed.

Scientists believe most human societies exhibit all the same facial expressions - happy, sad, surprised, angry. In one study, for instance, scientists showed photographs depicting facial expressions to a remote tribe with no contact to the outside world and, astonishingly, members of the tribe read every facial expression correctly. Was there a “Smile for me, sweetheart” in there somewhere?
You’ll have to wait for the sequel on that one.
Wink, wink. ;-)

Winking Model Molly Sims

Model Molly Sims arrives at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall 

August 29, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Mainz/Getty Images)

Winking Music Television (MTV) personality Maria Menounos

Music Television (MTV) personality Maria Menounos arrives for the Victoria's Secret 

Fashion Show November 14, 2002 in New York City. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/Getty Images)

Winking Singer Blu Cantrell

Singer Blu Cantrell attends the first annual Wayuu Taya benefit at Butter June 23, 2003 in New York City. The Wayuu Taya Foundation takes it's name from the Wayuu indians of  Venezuela. (Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images)

Winking Actor Jack Warner

Actor Jack Warner as PC Dixon from the television series “Dixon of Dock Green”. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1958

Winking MTV Veejay Malaika

MTV Veejay Malaika enters during the Inaugural MTV IMMIES at the Goregaon Sports Club December 12, 2003 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Winking girl

A girl sticking her tongue out with the effort of winking mischievously. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images). 21st October 1954

Winking British racing driver Graham Hil

British racing driver Graham Hill (1929–1975) in his vehicle at Silverstone. (Photo by Ronald Dumont /Express/Getty Images). 14th May 1965

Winking Actress Vivica A. Fox

Actress Vivica A. Fox of the film “The Salon” poses for portraits during the 2005 Sundance Film Festival January 25, 2005 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

Winking Glamour model Jordan (Katie Price)

Glamour model Jordan (Katie Price) arrives at the 25th Anniversary BRIT Awards 2005 at Earl's Court February 9, 2005 in London. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)

Winking Singer Christina Aguilera

Singer Christina Aguilera (showing off her new engagement ring) arrives at the opening of Roberto Cavalli's new Rodeo Drive boutique on February 15, 2005 in Beverly Hills,  California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Winking Singer Madonna

Singer Madonna and husband director Guy Ritchie arrive on the red carpet for the TIFF gala screening of the film “Revolver” on September 11, 2005 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Donald Weber/Getty Images)

Winking Actress Roselyn Sanchez

Actress Roselyn Sanchez attends Conde Nast Media Group's Third Annual Fashion Rocks Concert at Radio City Music Hall September 7, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by PeterKramer/Getty Images)

Winking Young man making the O.K. sign 

Young man making the O.K. sign. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images). Circa 1950s

Winking Kerstin Linnartz

Kerstin Linnartz attends The Pursuit of Happyness German Premiere on January 9, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Winking Kate Winslet

Actors David Kross, Kate Winslet, director Stephen Daldry and actor Ralph Fiennes attend the photocall for “The Reader” as part of the 59th Berlin Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 6, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Winking Dwain Chambers

Dwain Chambers of Great Britain smiles after winning his heat in the Mens 100m during day one of the 20th European Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)