noun · common

V sign

V sign · V signs

V-Zeichen, Victory-Zeichen

A sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm…A sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards.

Meaning

2 senses

A sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards.
Victory-Zeichen, V-Zeichen
a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A gesture of contempt or insult made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm inwards; apocryphally originated by English bowmen at Agincourt (in actuality attested only from 1901).