two fingers up en · NOUN
Meanings
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V sign (gesture of contempt)
Grimsby doesn’t ever wound quite as devastatingly as Borat or Brüno, but it’s a vital, lavish, venomously profane two fingers up at Benefits Street pity porn and the social division it fosters.
2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| two fingers up | Number=Plur | lexicographic |