"bras d'honneur" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbɹɑː dɒˈnɜː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌbɹɑ dɑˈnɝ/ [General-American] Forms: bras d'honneur [plural]
enPR: brä' dŏ-nûrʹ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French bras d’honneur (literally “arm of honor”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bras d’honneur|lit=arm of honor}} French bras d’honneur (literally “arm of honor”) Head templates: {{en-noun|bras d'honneur|nolinkhead=1}} bras d'honneur (plural bras d'honneur)
  1. 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!”. Wikipedia link: bras d'honneur Synonyms: Iberian slap, Italian salute, forearm jerk, bras d’honneur Related terms: give someone the arm Translations (obscene gesture): botifarra [feminine] (Catalan), bras d’honneur (Finnish), bras d’honneur [masculine] (French), gesto dell'ombrello [masculine] (Italian), ombrello [masculine] (Italian), 주먹감자 (jumeokgamja) (Korean), 감자주먹 (gamjajumeok) (Korean), gest Kozakiewicza [masculine] (Polish), wał [masculine] (Polish), banana [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), manguito [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), же́ст по ло́коть (žést po lókotʹ) [masculine] (Russian), полру́ки (polrúki) [masculine] (Russian), бо̀санскӣ гр̑б [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bòsanskī gȓb [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), corte de manga [masculine] (Spanish), corte de mangas [masculine] (Spanish), mentada de madre [Mexico, feminine] (Spanish)
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