= fig, n.1 2. Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of expressing contempt > by gesture > specific gesture (6) ficoa1577 = fig, n.1 2. Obsolete. fig1579 A contemptuous gesture which consisted in thrusting the thumb between two of the closed fingers or into the mouth. Also, fig of Spain, and to give (a… tweak1616 An act of tweaking something, esp. a part of the body; a sharp pull, pinch, or twist. V-sign1948 A similar gesture made with the back of the hand outwards as an obscene gesture of contempt (see also quots. 1948 1973). two fingers1971 two fingers made into a V-sign as a coarse gesture of contempt. Harvey Smith1973 A V-sign (sense 2b); a gesture of defiance or contempt. Also to do a Harvey Smith, to make a gesture of this kind. |
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