"devil sign" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: devil signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} devil sign (plural devil signs)
  1. A hand gesture formed by closing the middle two fingers and the thumb and extending the index finger and pinkie so as to indicate devil horns.
    Sense id: en-devil_sign-en-noun-aBpkvwfx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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