V sign

See also: V-sign

English

Alternative forms

V-sign

Noun

V sign (plural V signs)

A sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards.
(chiefly British, 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).

Synonyms

(victory or peace): peace sign
(contempt): Harvey Smith sign, Harvey Smith salute

Translations

sign of victory

Chinese:
Cantonese: yeah (je¹) (Hong Kong Cantonese)
Finnish: voitonmerkki (fi)
French: signe V (fr) m
German: Victory-Zeichen (de) n, V-Zeichen (de) n
Greek: σήμα της ειρήνης n (síma tis eirínis)
Japanese: Vサイン (buisain), ピースサイン (pīsu sain), ピース (ja) (pīsu)
Swedish: V-tecken n

Further reading

V sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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