V sign
noun
: a sign made by raising the index and middle fingers in a V and used as a victory salute or a gesture of approval
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Half a century ago, President Richard Nixon ironically flashed the V sign during the most crushing defeat of his political career.
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Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
One of the women flashed a V sign, and the crowd erupted.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
Laura Miller, a specialist in Japanese culture and linguistic anthropology at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, said the contemporary practice of making the V sign when posing for photographs originated with young women in Japan starting in the 1980s.
—Monique Woo, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
One of the women flashed a V sign, and the crowd erupted.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
Laura Miller, a specialist in Japanese culture and linguistic anthropology at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, said the contemporary practice of making the V sign when posing for photographs originated with young women in Japan starting in the 1980s.
—Monique Woo, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
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“V sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/V%20sign. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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