![]() ![]() Notable gestures include "the fig", note A clenched fist, but with the thumb sticking out between the index and middle fingers, signifying a clitoris, and meaning, well. You pluck the bowstrings.Ī variety of other gestures are considered obscene in various cultures around the world. Yew was the type of wood the bows were made of. note This obviously isn't true for reasons of etymology - the F-word has clear relatives in other languages - and also because you can't "pluck yew". Supposedly this became the familiar expletive now implied by the gesture. Sometimes the story ends with them shouting "Pluck Yew!" as they did so, denoting what they could still do to their bows. When the English soundly beat them, their archers supposedly held up their still-intact fingers at the French in defiance. A popular but apocryphal story about the origin of this version of the gesture involves the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, where the French allegedly boasted they would cut off the bow-fingers of every English longbowman they captured. Distinguished from the (inoffensive) "victory"/"peace" sign by the palm facing inward, away from the target, much as it does for the single-finger equivalent. Frequently used toward another driver while at the wheel.Ī known British variation of the gesture is the "two-finger salute", where the index finger is also raised, otherwise known as "making a V-Sign". Also used occasionally by people who are being photographed against their will, and want to ensure the resulting image won't be publishable. Often directed to those in authority in an act of defiance, Flipping the Bird is an easy way to get across complicated emotions in one motion. To flip someone off is an insult in most of the Western World, and earliest references of it go all the way to Ancient Greek and Roman writings, where it is referred to as digitus impudicus (the "impudent digit"). Alternatively, it can be further emphasized by simultaneously slapping the other hand into the bicep, against the elbow joint. For added effect, one can Dual Wield the gesture in what is sometimes called the "Double Deuce". Its name comes from the way the hand forms the shape of an upward-turned bird, but its obscenity comes from the way it resembles a phallus. For added expression, the participant should extend the arm to its full length and raise slightly above the shoulder line, perform this movement in one sharp movement to add complete indignation to the gesture. "Flipping the Bird", or "the Finger" as it is also known (among other names), is the act of raising one's middle finger upwards while keeping the rest of the fingers bent at the first joint or curled tight into the palm of the hand. ![]()
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