𝠎

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See also: 𝠎𝪜

𝠎 U+1D80E, 𝠎
SIGNWRITING HAND-FIST INDEX MIDDLE
𝠍
[U+1D80D]
Sutton SignWriting 𝠏
[U+1D80F]

Translingual[edit]

Production[edit]

  1. Raise the middle finger and the index finger upward, keeping them apart. Have the pinky and the ring finger rest against the palm. Rest the thumb against the ring finger.
  2. Have the backhand face the viewer.

Interjection[edit]

[reverse V-sign]

  1. (Australia, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, vulgar) fuck you! go fuck yourself! screw you!

Synonyms[edit]

American Sign Language[edit]

American Sign Language numbers (edit)
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: 𝠎
    Ordinal: 𝠎𝪜 𝠎

Alternative forms[edit]

  • This sign may be produced in various orientations, often with the palm facing back.

Etymology[edit]

From the use of the index and middle fingers as the first extended two when counting by hand in American culture.[1]

Production[edit]

  • This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
    1. Posture the dominant hand in the “V” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, dominant palm facing back.
    2. Hold the hand briefly in this posture.

Number[edit]

(ASL gloss: TWO)

  1. two; 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ Emily Shaw, Yves Delaporte (2015) A historical and etymological dictionary of American Sign Language: the origin and evolution of more than 500 signs, Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 239

Swedish Sign Language[edit]

Production[edit]

This one-handed SSL sign is produced as follows:

Letter[edit]

V

  1. the letter V