bras d'honneur

• bras d’honneur

Borrowed from French bras d’honneur (literally “arm of honor”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹɑː dɒˈnɜː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbɹɑ dɑˈnɝ/

bras d'honneur (plural bras d'honneur)

1. An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.

• Iberian slap
• Italian salute

• bras d’honneur

bras d'honneur m (plural bras d'honneur)

1. bras d'honneur

• doigt d’honneur (doigt d'honneur)
• quenelle