๐
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See also: ๐ ๐ช
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Translingual
[edit]Production
[edit]- Raise the middle finger and the index finger upward, keeping them apart. Have the pinky and the ring finger rest against the palm. Rest the thumb against the ring finger.
- Have the backhand face the viewer.
Interjection
[edit][reverse V-sign]
- (Australia, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, vulgar) fuck you! go fuck yourself! screw you!
Synonyms
[edit]American Sign Language
[edit]โ 1 | 2 | 3 โ |
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Cardinal: ๐ Ordinal: ๐ ๐ช ๐ |
Alternative forms
[edit]- This sign may be produced in various orientations, often with the palm facing back.
Etymology
[edit]From the use of the index and middle fingers as the first extended two when counting by hand in American culture.[1]
Production
[edit]- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the โVโ handshape about half an armโs length in front of the shoulder, dominant palm facing back.
- Hold the hand briefly in this posture.
Number
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Emily Shaw, Yves Delaporte (2015) A historical and etymological dictionary of American Sign Language: the origin and evolution of more than 500 signs, Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, โISBN, โOCLC, page 239
Swedish Sign Language
[edit]Production
[edit]This one-handed SSL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the โVโ handshape Side, PalmBack.
Letter
[edit]- the letter V