Topic summary
V-sign
Extracted from the Wikipedia article V sign.
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- UK: "No ban for speeding V-sign biker". BBC. 14 March 2008.
- UK: "Two fingers Prescott". BBC. 22 May 2001.
- IE: "Shambolic Irish give two fingers to the past". Irish Independent.
- AU: Keim, Tony (18 November 2008). "Long tradition of flipping the bird". Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012 2011.
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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.
- "Hooligan grandson of legend". Daily Mirror. 20 December 2007.
- "V-sign led to assault on school bus teens". The Press (York). 1 March 2008.
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The infamous gesture won him an entry in the Chambers dictionary which defined 'a Harvey Smith' as 'a V-sign with the palm inwards, signifying derision and contempt'.
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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 nationalism.
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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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