𝠎
(Redirected from Appendix:Gestures/reverse V-sign)
See also: 𝠎𝪜
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Translingual edit
Production edit
- Raise the middle finger and the index finger upward, keeping them apart. Have the pinky and the ring finger rest against the palm. Rest the thumb against the ring finger.
- Have the backhand face the viewer.
Interjection edit
[reverse V-sign]
- (Australia, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, vulgar) fuck you! go fuck yourself! screw you!
Synonyms edit
American Sign Language edit
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Cardinal: 𝠎 Ordinal: 𝠎𝪜 𝠎 |
Alternative forms edit
- This sign may be produced in various orientations, often with the palm facing back.
Etymology edit
From the use of the index and middle fingers as the first extended two when counting by hand in American culture.[1]
Production edit
- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “V” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, dominant palm facing back.
- Hold the hand briefly in this posture.
Number edit
References edit
- ^ Emily Shaw, Yves Delaporte (2015) A historical and etymological dictionary of American Sign Language: the origin and evolution of more than 500 signs, Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 239
Swedish Sign Language edit
Production edit
This one-handed SSL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “V” handshape Side, PalmBack.
Letter edit
- the letter V