Bras d'honneur

Bras d'honneur (From French; ) is an obscene gesture used to express contempt. It has a similar meaning to phrases like "fuck you" or "up yours", like the finger gesture. 

To perform the gesture, an arm is bent in an L-shape, with the fist pointing upwards. The other hand grips or slaps the biceps of the bent arm as it is emphatically raised to a vertical position.

The gesture is known by other names in different languages, including the Iberian slap, forearm jerk, Italian salute, or Kozakiewicz's gesture (named after Polish pole vaulter Władysław Kozakiewicz, who performed the gesture at the 1980 Summer Olympics).

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