Re: today's history lesson (fwd)

A.K.Tolmie (chhs17 who-is-at ccsun.strath.ac.uk)
Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:29:27 +0100 ()

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> What is the Name, Origin, and primary and related Meanings of the insulting
> (or humorous) gesture in which one person surreptitiously holds a hand
> behind the head of another person (generally in view of an audience or
> camera) showing the thumb and little finger (or perhaps first and fourth
> fingers) with the other fingers pulled into the palm so as to leave only
> the two extended fingers visible.
>

Jay,

Just a guess, but I would have thought it was a reference
to the cuckold's horns.

Andy Tolmie
University of Strathclyde