bras d'honneur

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bras d'honneur

/ˌbɹɑː dɒˈnɜː/ UK
/ˌbɹɑ dɑˈnɝ/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)

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Borrowed from French bras d’honneur (literally “arm of honor”).

noun bras d'honneur · bras d’honneur

An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.
Similar: Iberian slap, Italian salute, forearm jerk

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noun obscene gesture

Español	corte de manga, corte de mangas, mentada de madre
한국어	주먹감자 jumeokgamja, 감자주먹 gamjajumeok
Português	banana, manguito
Français	bras d'honneur
Italiano	gesto dell'ombrello, ombrello
Русский	же́ст по ло́коть žést po lókotʹ, полру́ки polrúki

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@misc{bras_d_honneur_2026,
  title = {bras d'honneur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bras%20d'honneur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}