bras d'honneur
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French bras d’honneur (literally “arm of honor”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
bras d'honneur (plural bras d'honneur)
- An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.
Synonyms
Translations
obscene gesture
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See also
French
Noun
bras d’honneur m (plural bras d’honneur)