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V sign

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++V sign /ˈviː saɪn/ noun [countable]  1. SIGN/GESTUREa sign meaning peace or victory, made by holding up the first two fingers of your hand with the front of the hand facing forwards 胜利[和平]手势〔手心向外,伸出食指及中指做成V字形〕,V字手势2. British EnglishSIGN/GESTUREINSULT a rude sign made by holding up the first two fingers of your hand with the back of your hand facing towards another person V字形轻蔑侮辱手势,粗鲁[下流]的手势〔手背向外,竖起食指及中指〕
Examples from the Corpus
V signThe girl nearest to the car, noticing the fixity of his stare, responded with a discreet V sign.
nV-sign /ˈviː saɪn/ noun  n1. a sign made by holding up the first two fingers of your hand with the front of your hand facing forwards. During World War II it was used to mean victory, and it was used again by hippies in the 1960s and 1970s to mean peace.n2 British English a rude sign used to show that you are angry with someone or do not like them, made by holding up the first two fingers of your hand, with the back of your hand facing towards the person that you are insulting I gave the driver a V-sign.
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or made holding a peace meaning victory, sign by Corpus


V sign
V sign /ˈviː saɪn/ noun [countable]
1. a sign meaning peace or victory, made by holding up the first two fingers of your hand with the front of the hand facing forwards
2. British English a rude sign made by holding up the first two fingers of your hand with the back of your hand facing towards another person