2007-02-04 06:23:14 · 16 answers · asked by misskitty5376 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Sorry, I meant index and middle finger. I was just making sure it still meant peace. My stepson got in trouble at school for that sign. Some kid told the teacher that it meant meet me in the shower in a half hour. Thanks for your responses.
2007-02-04 06:36:31 · update #1
If your palm is opened toward the viewer, it means "peace." If Your palm faces you and the back of your hand faces the viewer, it means "victory." Of course that presumes it doesn't just mean two.
2007-02-04 06:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by hayharbr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally, the "two-finger salute" is mabe by pointing the fingers at someone with the back of the hand towards the ground and raising the fingers quickly. This means "F*** off!" or "F*** you!". Allegedly it comes from the English longbowmen at the Battle of Agincourt. The sign is well known in the UK and parts of the Commonwealth. In the USA, the two-finger salute never really took off and the popular sign there is a raised middle finger which means much the same thing.
During WWII, Churchill would put one or two hands in the air with the fingers making a V. The palm of the hand was towards the people and the fingers were not wagged. This symbol was V for Victory.
During the Vietnam war various symbols changed their meaning. The Nuclear Disarmament symbol became the Peace symbol and the V for Victory sign became a Peace sign. If you are going to use it in the UK, make sure your hand is round the right way for your intention or it will be misinterpreted.
2007-02-04 08:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you heard the phrase "V for victory"? It's from the World Wars. The soldiers would put up their pointer and middle fingers forming a "V" as they rode by in parades.
Then during the Vietnam and Korean wars, the "V for Victory" became associated with peace. I suppose this is because we often associate a victory as being the beginning of peace.
Today, we still associate the "V" as being for peace, so I suppose the hippie movement made the strongest impact on this symbol.
2007-02-04 06:28:06 · answer #3 · answered by geetairgirl13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a practical matter and related to what we need our hands to do... the varying sizes of our fingers and thumb are related to our ability to grasp an object... that's why cats can pick up much with their claws--no opposable thumb.. but not having a long enough ring finger will affect your ability to hold on to something. My ring finger isn't much longer than my index, I just noticed this... my middle finger is MUCH longer... of course, all my fingers are short... small hands, small fingers... It might be a family trait... ethnicity? No I have no racial preference... people are people all fascinating like the colors in a rainbow..without one, the rainbow loses a facet.
2016-03-29 04:43:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peace
2007-02-04 06:36:47 · answer #5 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Index and pointer are the same finger, but the answer to your question is that it depends on where you are.
In all regions, it means the number 2, but people know when that is what you mean.
In most regions, it means 'peace', where as in England, it usually means Fu*k you or something of the like.
2007-02-04 06:27:46 · answer #6 · answered by Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it comes from the medi evil times when the english thought the french at adgon core i cant spell it any way the english archers(bowman) were devastating the french knights with the infamous long bow .A archer or a yeomen wernt just your normal archers they were train from a young age many times a week at least every sunday they were called yomen because the king decreeded that all skilled craftsmen ie yomens ,black smiths stonemasons carpinters were to train at least 3 hours a week with the bow on sundays at least anyways this made them very skilled archer and if the french ever caught any archers they would cut the 2 bow fingers of to handi cap them so the archers would alway stick those two fingers up at the french prior or after battle
2007-02-04 06:40:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did the teacher get THAT interpretation? And even if that was one of the meanings...there are other's that it could have meant, like "peace", or "victory" or the number two for that matter.
2007-02-04 06:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by LolaCorolla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the #2!
2007-02-04 06:25:52 · answer #9 · answered by hotgirl_rightgirl00 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the V for Victory. It was a symbol used by Winston Churchill during World War II.
2007-02-04 10:37:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋