one-fingered Peace sign
n.— «To show him I was a good winner like him, I did the no-handed one-fingered Peace sign as I blew by him.» —“On any given Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday” Bikeaccdnt (Tarpon Springs, Florida) APr. 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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