Comment on Anthropology
el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 6 months agoI believe theyre referring to the usual two-finger-fuck-you. As in v for victory.
If you take that same sign and press it to your lips you get a gesture recognised as “eating pussy” when accompanied by some tongue action through the V of your fingers.
digehode@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Ah, I see. We don’t tend to put it to the mouth. It’s more “fuck you”. Apparently comes from demonstrating to the French that you still have your bow-drawing fingers and intend to use them. British archers captured by the french would have their first two fingers removed to prevent them launching arrows.
smeg@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Turns out we don’t actually know the origin of flicking the V