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  2. The finger - Wikipedia

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    In Latin, the middle finger was the digitus impudicus, meaning the "shameless, indecent or offensive finger". [5] In the 1st century AD, Persius had superstitious female relatives concoct a charm with the "infamous finger" ( digitus infamis ) and "purifying spit" [ 27 ] [ 28 ] while in the Satyricon , an old woman uses dust, spit and her middle ...

  3. Fingerspitzengefühl - Wikipedia

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    In this sense the term is synonymous with the English expression of "keeping one's finger on the pulse", and was expressed in the 18th and 19th centuries as "having a feel for combat". The term is only figurative, and cannot in itself give a realistic picture of the ability being described.

  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. Fig sign - Wikipedia

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    The thumb represents the "stolen" nose held between the player's index and middle finger. This innocent meaning may exist alongside the obscene one. [5] In Portugal, Brazil, and some places in Spain, such as Galicia and Asturias, it is a gesture of good luck, or even wishing good luck. It is also believed to ward off evil eye and protect ...

  6. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    Fig sign is a gesture made with the hand and fingers curled and the thumb thrust between the middle and index fingers, or, rarely, the middle and ring fingers, forming the fist so that the thumb partly pokes out. In some areas of the world, the gesture is considered a good luck charm; in others (including Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Russia, Serbia ...

  7. Shaka sign - Wikipedia

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    The "shaka" sign. The shaka sign, sometimes known as "hang loose" is a gesture with friendly intent often associated with Hawaii and surf culture.It consists of extending the thumb and smallest finger while holding the three middle fingers curled, and gesturing in salutation while presenting the front or back of the hand; the wrist may be rotated back and forth for emphasis.

  8. Hypoesthesia - Wikipedia

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    This prevents sensation in the area associated with the nerve. In the case of the trigeminal nerve, this is the face, meaning hypoesthesia of the face is experienced. Excision is the only effective treatment of trigeminal schwannoma, though this may not treat the associated hypoesthesia if damage has already occurred.

  9. Bras d'honneur - Wikipedia

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    Physical demonstration of the bras d'honneur gesture. Bras d'honneur (bras d'honneur; literally "arm of honor") is an obscene gesture used to express contempt.It is roughly equivalent in meaning to phrases like "fuck you" or "up yours", similar to the the finger gesture.