Wiktionary:Word of the day/March 26

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Vulcan salute n

A gesture of greeting among Star Trek fans, consisting of a raised hand with the palm forward and the thumb extended, and the fingers parted between the middle finger and ring finger. The American actor Leonard Nimoy was born on this day in 1931. Nimoy devised the gesture when he portrayed the half-Vulcan character Spock in the television series Star Trek (originally broadcast 1966–1969), first using it in “Amok Time”, the first episode of the second season aired on September 15, 1967.

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