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  2. Fig sign - Wikipedia

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    [8] In Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, the sign is also called shish, kukish or dulya (Russian: шиш, Ukrainian: дуля). It is considered rude and conveys refusal with a sense of absoluteness and finality. The expression fig tebe! ("fig to you!") is also used in place of the gesture. [9] In Poland, it is used to express refusal to a request. [10]

  3. The finger - Wikipedia

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    The middle finger gesture was used in ancient times as a symbol of sexual intercourse, in a manner meant to degrade, intimidate, and threaten the individual receiving the gesture. [4] It also represented the phallus , with the fingers next to the middle finger representing testicles ; [ 5 ] from its close association, the gesture may have ...

  4. Obscene gesture - Wikipedia

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    The middle finger is still used though, and it is considered more insulting. Another variation of the middle finger is used, where all the fingers but the middle one are spread wide while moving the hand back and forth in the axis the middle finger creates. In this gesture, the thumb sometimes touches the middle finger.

  5. What is ‘iPhone finger’ and is it real? - AOL

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    To determine if someone has “iPhone finger,” a person would need to hold out both pinkies and see if one looks noticeably different from the other, specifically with a large indent on their ...

  6. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    Okay sign Peace sign. A-OK or Okay, made by connecting the thumb and forefinger in a circle and holding the other fingers straight, usually signal the word okay.It is considered obscene in Brazil and Turkey, being similar to the Western extended middle finger with the back of the hand towards the recipient.

  7. Pointing - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, pointing is done with the fingers together and the palm facing upwards. [28] [page needed] [29] [page needed] [30] [page needed] Those of Indian heritage may point using the chin, whole hand, or thumb. They may consider index finger pointing rude, but further distinguish a point using two fingers for use only at someone considered ...

  8. Why a disembodied finger can't be used to unlock the ... - AOL

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    Based on what Apple has revealed regarding Touch ID and what the company's own patents have suggested, the sensor in the iPhone 5s utilizes two methods to sense and identify your fingerprint ...

  9. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;