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  2. The finger - Wikipedia

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    The finger. Person "giving the middle finger". In Western culture, " the finger ", or the middle finger (as in giving someone the ( middle) finger, flipping the bird [1] or flipping someone off) [1] is an obscene hand gesture. The gesture communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly equivalent in meaning to "fuck you", "fuck me ...

  3. V sign - Wikipedia

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    U+262E ☮ PEACE SYMBOL. U+01F54A 🕊 DOVE OF PEACE. The V sign is a hand gesture in which the index and middle fingers 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.

  4. Middle finger - Wikipedia

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    The middle finger, long finger, second finger, [1] [2] third finger, [3] toll finger or tall man is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typically the longest digit. In anatomy, it is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius or digitus III .

  5. Obscene gesture - Wikipedia

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    The middle finger is still used though, and it is considered more insulting. Another variation of the middle finger is used, where all the fingers but the middle one are spread wide while moving the hand back and forth in the axis the middle finger creates. In this gesture, the thumb sometimes touches the middle finger.

  6. Profanity in American Sign Language - Wikipedia

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    Using a middle finger as the 'classic' flipping of the bird has a different meaning. In the 1980s, the myth was made that the b-handshape flipped under the chin was a sign of saying "Fuck you". Some linguists contend that when the middle finger is used directionally, and pointed at someone or something, it becomes a sign. Another common sign ...

  7. Bras d'honneur - Wikipedia

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    Bras d'honneur. A bras d'honneur [a] ( lit. 'arm of honour' ), Iberian slap, [b] forearm jerk, Italian salute, [1] [c] or Kozakiewicz's gesture, [d] is an obscene gesture that communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly equivalent in meaning to "fuck you" or " up yours ", having the same meaning as giving the finger.

  8. Hoffmann's reflex - Wikipedia

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    Hoffmann's reflex. Hoffmann's reflex ( Hoffmann's sign, sometimes simply " Hoffmann's ", also finger flexor reflex) [1] is a neurological examination finding elicited by a reflex test which can help verify the presence or absence of issues arising from the corticospinal tract. It is named after neurologist Johann Hoffmann. [2]

  9. L.O.V.E. (sculpture) - Wikipedia

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    Location. Piazza degli Affari, Milan. L.O.V.E., commonly known as Il Dito (Italian for 'the finger') is a sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan consisting of a hand with all the fingers severed with the exception of the middle finger. The sculpture is located in Piazza degli Affari in ( Milan ), where the Italian stock exchange is located.