feran14:
the sign is said to mean peace.. but Nigerians just use it anyhow

deanoffaculty:
Check this out.....

abimbawealth:
Peace...with your palms facing others, not YOU!!!

christejames:
Its the 'victory sign'... For further enquiry contact your lexicon.

Macmilla:

That can also mean V for victory. But what of the one with the palm facing the you?

abimbawealth:

That one na abuse of swag jare...Naija, we hail thee

Macmilla:

It's not just an abuse of swag. It has a meaning.

The meaning of the V sign is partially dependent on the manner in which the hand is positioned:

With the back of the hand facing the signer (palm of the hand facing the observer), it can mean:

The number two

Victory – in a setting of wartime or competition. It was first popularised in January 1941 by Victor de Laveleye, a Belgian politician in exile, who suggested it as a symbol of unity in a radio speech and the subsequent "V for Victory" campaign by the BBC. It is sometimes made using both hands with upraised arms as United States President Dwight Eisenhower, and in imitation of him, Richard Nixon, used to do. (Warplanes would also commonly fly in a 'V' formation, similar to a flock of birds.)

Peace, or friend – used around the world by peace and counter-culture groups; popularized in the American peace movement of the 1960s. The commonality with the symbol's use from the 1940s was it meaning the "end of war"

V (the letter) – used when spelling in American Sign Language.

The insulting version of the gesture (WITH THE PALMS INWARDS) is often compared to the offensive gesture known as "the finger". The "two-fingered salute", also known as "The Longbowman Salute", "the two", "The Rods", "The Agincourt Salute", and as "The Tongs" in the West of Scotland and "the forks" in Australia,[21] is commonly performed by flicking the V upwards from wrist or elbow. The V sign, when the palm is facing toward the person giving the sign, has long been an insulting gesture in England,[22] and later in the rest of the United Kingdom. It is frequently used to signify defiance (especially to authority), contempt, or derision.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign

Macmilla:

It's not just an abuse of swag. It has a meaning.

The meaning of the V sign is partially dependent on the manner in which the hand is positioned:

With the back of the hand facing the signer (palm of the hand facing the observer), it can mean:

The number two

Victory – in a setting of wartime or competition. It was first popularised in January 1941 by Victor de Laveleye, a Belgian politician in exile, who suggested it as a symbol of unity in a radio speech and the subsequent "V for Victory" campaign by the BBC. It is sometimes made using both hands with upraised arms as United States President Dwight Eisenhower, and in imitation of him, Richard Nixon, used to do. (Warplanes would also commonly fly in a 'V' formation, similar to a flock of birds.)

Peace, or friend – used around the world by peace and counter-culture groups; popularized in the American peace movement of the 1960s. The commonality with the symbol's use from the 1940s was it meaning the "end of war"

V (the letter) – used when spelling in American Sign Language.

The insulting version of the gesture (WITH THE PALMS INWARDS) is often compared to the offensive gesture known as "the finger". The "two-fingered salute", also known as "The Longbowman Salute", "the two", "The Rods", "The Agincourt Salute", and as "The Tongs" in the West of Scotland and "the forks" in Australia,[21] is commonly performed by flicking the V upwards from wrist or elbow. The V sign, when the palm is facing toward the person giving the sign, has long been an insulting gesture in England,[22] and later in the rest of the United Kingdom. It is frequently used to signify defiance (especially to authority), contempt, or derision.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign

ellahzy:
Mutumina .. I never knew Hausa language could sound so dope (thumbs up ICE Prince)

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abimbawealth:

Give me a Nigerian that does(esp d one with the palm facing the 'signee') it based solely on this reason, and I'm gonna give you a pregnant Virgin...

ellahzy:
Mutumina .. I never knew Hausa language could sound so dope (thumbs up ICE Prince)

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