Etymology

T-pose

Today it means: A pose in which one stands rigidly with one's arms held out horizontally at shoulder height and parallel to the ground. Full definition →

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The story

Originally a default pose for video game characters, but spread into real-life usage. Named as such because the person's body resembles the letter T.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.