V sign

See also: V-sign

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V sign (plural V signs)

  1. A sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards.
  2. (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A gesture of contempt or insult made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm inwards; apocryphally originated by English bowmen at Agincourt (in actuality attested only from 1901).

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