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What does this hand sign mean?

There's another hand sign I was wondering about:
What does it mean when a woman spreads her fingers in front of her face and licks them? I've seen this in Mai HiME (Nao) and also in Tsubasa Chronicle (?). They both had quite long nails, too.
Is it only an allusion to cats? Or does it mean nothing specific (other than what's obvious)?

What about the one where they stick out their tongue while dragging down the lower eyelid of an eye. Is it simply a gesture meaning "fooled ya"?

This, on the other hand, is a mainstream gesture - and it's in the Lexicon. It's called akanbe (あかんべ), and it consists of pulling down one lower eyelid to show the red inside, while sticking out one's tongue. It's often (but not invariably) associated with the optional vocalization "Behhh-dah!" (べえだ！), the Japanese equivalent of "Nyah nyah nyah!".

-abunai

Right, but the Lexicon doesn't spell out what it means.