English Explanatory Dictionary

Harvey Smith sign

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The V sign (of contempt or insult).

Word forms

Harvey Smith sign Harvey Smith signs

Etymology

After Harvey Smith, a British show jumping champion, who made a V sign to the judges in 1971 after a near perfect round. Smith had previously been in an argument with one of the judges, who had said that he (Smith) would not win. Having proved the judge wrong, Smith made the insulting gesture, although in the ensuing controversy he claimed that it had been a V sign of victory. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/aug/15/harvey-smith-shows-v-sign

Synonyms

Harvey Smith Harvey Smith salute
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