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harvey smith sign

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
har-vey -smith sign
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The V sign (of contempt or insult).

British usage

Etymology

After Harvey Smith, a British show jumping champion, who made a V sign to the judges in 1971 after a near perfect round. Smith had previously been in an argument with one of the judges, who had said that he (Smith) would not win. Having proved the judge wrong, Smith made the insulting gesture, although in the ensuing controversy he claimed that it had been a V sign of victory. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/aug/15/harvey-smith-shows-v-sign

Usage

Inflected Forms

Harvey Smith signs (plural)

Synonyms

Harvey Smith Harvey Smith salute

Questions

What does harvey smith sign mean?
The V sign (of contempt or insult).
Where does harvey smith sign come from?
After Harvey Smith, a British show jumping champion, who made a V sign to the judges in 1971 after a near perfect round. Smith had previously been in an argument with one of the judges, who had said that he (Smith) would not win. Having proved the judge wrong, Smith made the insulting gesture, although in the ensuing controversy he claimed that it had been a V sign of victory. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/aug/15/harvey-smith-shows-v-sign

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