𝣆
Translingual
Interjection
[middle finger]
- (vulgar) Fuck you: a gesture to show discontent with or contempt of another.
Usage notes
- In English, the gesture is commonly called the finger or the bird.
See also
Japanese Sign Language
Alternative forms
- 𝣆𝪜
Other usage
This sign is also the base handshape for "brother" in related words, arising from the Japanese practice of assigning each finger a name based on a family member in a hierarchical manner for children (from thumb to pinky: father, mother, brother, sister, baby). The middle finger is thus お兄さん指 (onii-san yubi), the "brother finger". As with other JSL kinship signs, moved up to denote an elder brother and down to denote a younger brother.
References
- Aspects of number and kinship terms in Japanese Sign Language, Semantic Fields in Sign Languages, p. 320-322, De Gruyter Mouton 2016
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