bras d'honneur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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!”.

brä' dŏ-nûrʹ /ˌbɹɑː dɒˈnɜː/ /ˌbɹɑ dɑˈnɝ/

bras d'honneur

Borrowed from French bras d’honneur (literally “arm of honor”).

Iberian slap Italian salute forearm jerk

give someone the arm

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