V sign

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V sign

noun V signs · V-sign

A sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards.
Similar: peace sign
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK 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).
Similar: Harvey Smith sign, Harvey Smith salute

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noun sign of victory

한국어	V 사인 beu'i sain, 브이 사인 beu'i sain, 브이 beu'i
日本語	Vサイン bui-sain, ピースサイン pīsu sain, ピース pīsu
中文	V字手勢 /V字手势 wēi-zì shǒushì
Français	signe V
Deutsch	Victory-Zeichen, V-Zeichen
Ελληνικά	σήμα της ειρήνης síma tis eirínis, βε ve

noun gesture of insult

中文	反V fǎn-wēi, V字手勢 /V字手势 wēi-zì shǒushì

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@misc{v_sign_2026,
  title = {V sign},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/v%20sign},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}