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Cajuncane said:
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In some countries - that means, "Up YOURS!"
 
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theribdoctor said:

Rude Hand Gestures | V Sign in the UK | St George International

Britain can be a confusing place if you're here for the first time. But we have made a video to make things a little bit clearer. Rude hand Gestures.
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When I was there it wasn't as much a V as it was just the index and middle finger together. The story I was told was that when the Brits and French fought all the time it was commonplace to lop off those two fingers of the archers and let them go. Sticking the two fingers up was a way to say ***** you, can't catch me.
 
JD08 said:
When I was there it wasn't as much a V as it was just the index and middle finger together. The story I was told was that when the Brits and French fought all the time it was commonplace to lop off those two fingers of the archers and let them go. Sticking the two fingers up was a way to say ***** you, can't catch me.
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I believe they call it sod off.

but I only got that from an old punk song.
 
JD08 said:
When I was there it wasn't as much a V as it was just the index and middle finger together. The story I was told was that when the Brits and French fought all the time it was commonplace to lop off those two fingers of the archers and let them go. Sticking the two fingers up was a way to say ***** you, can't catch me.
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Yes, apparently it's a taunt by 'English' (probably mostly Welsh) longbowmen from the Hundred Years War (Agincourt, the Plantagenets etc), due to the French's penchant for cutting off the two bowstring fingers of any archers they captured (thus nullifying them for future wars).

It's a V though, with the knuckles pointing towards the intended victim. It's why Churchill's 'V for Victory' gesture you'll have seen in WW2 images is made with the palm facing outwards.

And yes it basically means '**** off' in modern day England.
 
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OldhamA said:
Yes, apparently it's a taunt by 'English' (probably mostly Welsh) longbowmen from the Hundred Years War (Agincourt, the Plantagenets etc), due to the French's penchant for cutting off the two bowstring fingers of any archers they captured (thus nullifying them for future wars).

It's a V though, with the knuckles pointing towards the intended victim. It's why Churchill's 'V for Victory' gesture you'll have seen in WW2 images is made with the palm facing outwards.

And yes it basically means '**** off' in modern day England.
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"...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother..."
 
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