V-sign

V-sign
V-sign /ˈviː saɪn/ noun
1. 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.
2. 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.

V-signBrE /ˈviː saɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈviː saɪn/ 🔊 nouna sign that you make by holding up your hand and making a V-shape with your first and second fingers. When the palm (= inside part) of your hand is facing away from you, the sign means 'victory'; when the palm is facing towards you the sign is used as a way of being rude to other people. * V 字形手势（手心向外表示胜利，手心向内表示侮辱）  ➡  compare two fingers