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referred approvingly to the V for
Victory campaign in a speech, from which point he started using the V hand sign. Early on he sometimes gestured palm in (sometimes with a cigar between the fingers). Later in the war, he used palm out. After aides explained to the aristocratic Churchill what the palm
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Laveleye said that "the occupier, by seeing this sign, always the same, infinitely repeated, understand that he is surrounded, encircled by an immense crowd of citizens eagerly awaiting his first moment of weakness, watching for his first failure." Within weeks chalked up Vs
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Because of the strong taboo associated with the gesture (its public use has often been heavily penalised). As a result, there is a tendency to shy away from discussing it in detail. It is "known to be dirty" and is passed on from generation to generation by people who simply accept it as a recognised
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In addition to the risks due to different interpretations of the V-sign in different cultures, it has been suggested that fairly close photographs of palm-out V-signs may be a security risk, as people's fingerprints can be clearly identified, allowing misuse. At a distance of 1.5m or less, 100% of a
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Subtle gestures, noise, and artwork are additional symbolic signs that dissidents use in coercive countries. Poland's
Solidarity's signal was two fingers held up in the form of the letter V. This gesture diffused widely in Eastern Europe and now it is used in Palestine as a symbol of unity and
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for showing the V sign while sitting on the bench during the game against
Iceland. Both players had been drinking alcohol in their hotel bar after a defeat to The Netherlands until around 11 am the next morning, meaning that both of the players breached the SFA discipline code before the
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Following the first elections in Iraq after the U.S. invasion, a photo of a woman showing the V sign with one of her fingers dipped in purple ink became very well-known and was widely circulated. The ink is used to identify individuals who have already
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fingerprint can be captured, and 50% at up to 3m. Criminals could copy the fingerprint to use with door-access and payment systems. It is also possible for law enforcement to identify people this way; Carl
Stewart was arrested in 2021 after police
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Sometimes overseas visitors to the countries mentioned above use the "two-fingered salute" without knowing it is offensive to the natives, for example when ordering two beers in a noisy pub, or in the case of the United States president
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Dictionary of Current English 2008 "Brit. a similar sign made with the first two fingers pointing up and the back of the hand facing outward, used as a gesture of abuse or contempt." Accessed 9 May
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cut off so that they could no longer operate their longbows, and that the V sign was used by uncaptured and victorious archers in a display of defiance against the French. In conflict with this origin myth, the chronicler
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activists in the 1960s adopted the gesture as a sign of peace. Because the hippies of the day often flashed this sign (palm out) while saying "Peace", it became popularly known (through association) as "the peace sign".
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Where the palm of the hand is facing inward toward the signer (i.e. the back of the hand faces the observer), this is seen as insulting gesture in
Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
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fingers (not two) from captured bowmen. Neither Wavrin nor any contemporary author reported the threat was ever carried out after that nor other battles, nor did they report anything concerning a gesture of defiance.
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Nationalist Party won the 1948 election with fewer voters than the opposition, Vs appeared as graffiti representing the word "Volkswil" (will of the people) and thereby questioning the
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began appearing on walls throughout
Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern France. Buoyed by this success, the BBC started the "V for Victory" campaign, for which they put in charge the assistant news editor
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of the gesture might have contributed to its popularity, "for a simple twist of hand would have presented the dorsal side in a mocking snub to the common enemy". Other allied leaders used the sign as well.
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had the same rhythm, the BBC used this as its call-sign in its foreign language programmes to occupied Europe for the rest of the war. The more musically educated also understood that it was the Fate motif
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The Germans could not remove all the signs, so they adopted the V Sign as a German symbol, sometimes adding laurel leaves under it, painting their own V's on walls, vehicles and adding a massive V on the
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349:" in Australia) is commonly performed by flicking the V upwards from wrist or elbow. The V sign, when the palm is facing toward the person giving the sign, has long been an insulting gesture in the
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students, alumni, and fans "throw their Vs up" by tradition and as a sign of pride in their university and its athletic teams. The V sign in this form frequently accompanies the motto "
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was chosen as prime minister (24 August 1989), he went to the MPs with the V sign, which was transmitted on TV. It is sometimes shown during debates about the fall of Communism.
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Tadeusz Mazowlecki, who nearly fainted during his opening speech, flashed a V-for-victory sign as deputies voted his Cabinet into office by 402–0 with 13 abstentions.
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are raised and parted to make a V shape while the other fingers are clenched. It has various meanings, depending on the circumstances and how it is presented.
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fined both Ferguson and McGregor, and removed the club captaincy from Ferguson, as a result of the controversy. McGregor's ban was lifted by Scotland manager
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flashes a clearly understood V sign for the cameras 25 years before Winston Churchill as she arrives in Tokyo December of 1916 on "barnstorming" tour
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studied the history and spread of European gestures and found the rude version of the V-sign to be basically unknown outside the British Isles. In his
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throughout the war years. However, subsequent generations seldom use it, and its meaning in this sense is becoming increasingly unknown in Canada.
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obscenity without bothering to analyse it... Several of the rival claims are equally appealing. The truth is that we will probably never know...
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support this contention. This origin legend states that English archers believed that those who were captured by the French had their
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camera advertisement in 1971. A more colorful account of this practice claims it was influenced by the American figure skater
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to announce that victory has been achieved. It was used heavily during the Romanian revolution after the ousting of
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was disqualified for making a televised V sign to the judges after winning the British Show Jumping Derby at
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Churchill was initially unaware of the offensive meaning of holding up his hand like in this gesture (1942).
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of the 1960s. The commonality with the symbol's use from the 1940s was its meaning the "end of war".
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2310:Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley
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828:(and subsequent anti-war protests) and
546:The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren
363:generation which fought in World War II
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2789:. Philadelphia: Quirk Books. pp.
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1136:appeared in the first transmission of
965:The original poster for the 2003 film
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2145:. Taylor & Francis. p. 359.
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1672:"Long tradition of flipping the bird"
1547:Zelinsky, Nathaniel (18 March 2011).
1508:. Taylor & Francis. p. 683.
1420:"Long tradition of flipping the bird"
1213:2014 Indonesian presidential election
1075:, the symbol was associated with the
249:, after a drunk driving arrest (1972)
2871:Burnett, Stephanie (4 August 2014).
2620:from the original on 12 January 2022
2025:"Two fingers up to English history…"
1767:Williams, Philip (1 November 1990).
1614:""see" American Sign Language (ASL)"
1240:On the six-month anniversary of the
501:fighting in the English army at the
345:". The "two-fingered salute" (also "
16:Hand sign (victory, peace or insult)
3322:Three-finger salute (pro-democracy)
2961:6 June 2002: In pictures the V sign
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1924:Garratt, Sheryl (7 November 2015).
1847:, The Guardian, Friday 3 April 2009
1028:, it refers to the political Party
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2606:Mairs, Gavin (17 September 2013).
2299:London: Routledge, 2013, page 145.
2242:. Number-10.gov.uk. Archived from
2216:. Number-10.gov.uk. Archived from
2214:"Churchill outside Downing Street"
2167:"The V sign at BBC's H2G2 website"
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1858:"Scots end Gers pair's cap career"
1793:Ponsford, Dominic (4 April 2017).
737:A German V-sign and slogan on the
592:Belgian French-language broadcasts
582:On 18 May 1939, the French daily,
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2489:(1 ed.). Springer. pp.
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2264:
2240:"Churchill's famous victory sign"
2003:, Oxford University Press, 2008,
1039:University of Southern California
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2891:Solani, Dhvani (31 March 2021).
2668:. RTL Newmedia. 11 October 2014.
2424:Yan, Alice (17 September 2019).
2413:(in Spanish). 20 September 2019.
2078:www.icons.org.uk web.archive.org
1905:Young, Eoin (5 September 2014).
1694:Defiance, contempt or derision:
1631:Gary Martin (11 December 2023).
1389:No ban for speeding V-sign biker
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1467:Alumni Magazine November 2002.
1418:Keim, Tony (18 November 2008).
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806:Vietnam War, victory, and peace
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2519:"End to 45 years of Red rule"
2460:USC Digital Folklore Archives
2057:London: Longman. p. 203.
1821:"From two jags to two finger"
1448:Arrow Up Yours & Plague 1
1350:Cosgrove, Ben (4 July 2014).
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461:" is used in France, or "the
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2685:Stockholm Center for Freedom
2329:ICONS. A portrait of England
2295:James Jerman, Anthony Weir,
2169:. Bbc.co.uk. 1 November 1990
1177:A vulgar gesture signifying
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707:Independent State of Croatia
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790:Naval Intelligence Division
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940:foreign celebrity in Japan
897:Allied occupation of Japan
877:, or more commonly simply
782:Nazis' use of the swastika
632:Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
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2921:Churchill Outside no. 10
2808:Lefevre, Romana (2011).
2456:"USC "Fight On" Gesture"
2430:South China Morning Post
1966:. Accessed 23 April 2008
1463:19 February 2018 at the
1453:. Accessed 23 April 2008
1208:squad to Downing Street.
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23:. For the ∨ symbol, see
3700:Nonverbal communication
3484:Thumb/index-finger ring
3406:Chinese number gestures
3108:Liberian snap handshake
2445:Retrieved 2 August 2020
1976:Webster Griffin Tarpley
1206:British and Irish Lions
824:Protesters against the
817:Turning the Regs Around
705:1941 postcard from the
427:Scotland national squad
266:United States President
2938:Nixon departing office
2933:Churchill Victory Sign
2917:Photos of the V sign:
2331:. Accessed 1 June 2008
1290:using the V sign, 2011
1062:Iranian Green Movement
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2926:9 August 2008 at the
2853:; NY: Stein and Day,
2833:with Collett, Peter;
2142:Encyclopedia of Radio
2129:, Virtual Radiomuseum
1886:. BBC. 11 August 2010
1884:"Sweden 3–0 Scotland"
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2839:O'Shaughnessy, Marie
2679:SCF (1 March 2017).
2376:Entertainment Weekly
2308:Kaczynski, Richard.
1444:Karl S. Kruszelnicki
1430:on 10 September 2012
1399:Two fingers Prescott
1312:Johnson Space Center
1220:New Flemish Alliance
1081:Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
1051:Villanova University
928:1972 Winter Olympics
723:War Production Board
638:knocking on the door
361:" as late as to the
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2565:on 25 February 2012
2525:. 13 September 1989
2372:"Sign of the Times"
1138:Romanian Television
1115:Solidarity movement
503:Battle of Agincourt
467:one-fingered salute
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2220:on 2 December 2007
1717:, 20 December 2007
1581:3 May 2009 at the
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1100:political campaign
1092:electoral alliance
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2823:978-0-8118-7807-4
2800:978-1-931686-20-4
2523:New Straits Times
2500:978-1-4419-1475-0
2189:"Newswatch 1940s"
2050:Wavrin, Jean de.
2009:978-0-19-537557-2
1990:, 3 January 1992.
1412:Irish Independent
1272:George H. W. Bush
1130:Nicolae Ceaușescu
968:What a Girl Wants
847:Katherine Stinson
845:American aviator
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483:George H. W. Bush
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3464:Nazi salute
3337:Wolf salute
3302:Raised fist
3297:Nazi salute
3249:Prostration
3128:Pinky swear
3053:Eskimo kiss
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2109:13 November
1658:unicode.org
1560:14 December
1407:IE: Staff.
1397:UK: Staff.
1387:UK: Staff.
1374:UK: Staff.
1274:, July 1989
1268:Lech Wałęsa
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1172:catchphrase
1164:Ringo Starr
1143:During the
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1073:Philippines
926:during the
826:Vietnam War
199:Vietnam War
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3629:Jazz hands
3609:Finger gun
3559:Air quotes
3538:Head shake
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3073:Hand heart
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3038:Cheek kiss
2948:Need4Peace
2569:31 October
2529:29 January
2410:El Tribuno
2281:5 December
2250:31 October
2224:31 October
2173:31 October
2074:The V sign
1960:The V sign
1830:26 October
1804:26 October
1778:26 October
1670:Tony Keim
1333:References
1326:The finger
1308:spacecraft
1152:Vietnamese
1057:!" at USC.
1022:Tamil Nadu
924:Janet Lynn
628:Morse code
542:Peter Opie
499:longbowmen
388:Union Jack
343:the finger
310:air quotes
211:peace sign
162:is a hand
21:Shawl sign
3579:Che vuoi?
3411:Chisanbop
3373:High five
3368:Fist pump
3199:Hand-kiss
3133:Pound hug
3088:High five
3083:Hand wave
3078:Handshake
3063:Fist bump
2781:"The 'V'"
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2690:5 January
2054:Hardy,...
1314:in Texas.
1098:of their
1085:President
950:Elsewhere
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865:pīsu sain
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536:Rotherham
475:Hickstead
411:paparazzo
359:Up yours!
347:the forks
336:🖔
146:🕊
107:🖔
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3434:Anasyrma
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3358:Applause
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3098:ILY sign
3033:Applause
3028:Air kiss
3009:Gestures
2959:Guardian
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2755:BBC News
2650:24 April
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2380:Archived
2092:and the
1862:BBC News
1825:BBC News
1675:Archived
1579:Archived
1461:Archived
1434:14 April
1320:See also
1306:Stardust
1187:knuckles
1055:Fight On
1017:results.
1007:Peronism
981:Iraq War
936:Hokkaidō
916:Beheiren
890:, peace)
610:vrijheid
602:victoire
487:Canberra
247:mug shot
141:U+01F54A
131:☮
121:See also
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70:In
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3668:Related
3474:Shocker
3459:Mountza
3454:Mooning
3284:Salutes
3274:Zolgokh
3254:Sampeah
3244:Pranāma
3229:Namaste
3214:Kuji-in
3204:Hat tip
3118:Namaste
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2882:28 July
2841:(1979)
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1168:Beatles
1166:of the
1071:In the
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594:on the
493:Origins
463:Trudeau
451:Le Mans
436:Rangers
380:tabloid
375:The Sun
331:U+1F594
164:gesture
116:Related
102:U+1F594
72:Unicode
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3489:Wanker
3388:V sign
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