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A '''''bras d'honneur''''' (French language: "arm of honor") is an [[obscene]] [[gesture]]. To form the gesture, an arm is bent to make an L-shape, while the other hand then grips the inner side of the bent arm's elbow, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically in a gesturing motion. It has the same meaning as giving '''the finger''' (known as ''le doigt d'honneur''), though this particular usage is often connotated as relating to the phrase "Up Yours". Occasionally, the middle finger of the bent arm is also raised to add emphasis.

== International nomenclature ==
*In [[Brazil]], the sign is known as a ''"banana"'' and carries the same connotation as giving someone the [[finger]].
*In some South American countries it is called ''"corte de mangas"'' ("sleeve-cut") with the same meaning.
*In [[Spain]] is also known as "corte de manga" and is usually accompanied by the [[finger]].
*In [[Portugal]], the gesture has the same insulting meaning as in other cultures and is called a ''"manguito"'', which shows a relationship with the similar Spanish phrase ''"corte de mangas"''. It is also the most characteristic gesture performed by the Portuguese everyman [[Zé Povinho]].
*In [[Mexico]], the sign is known as a ''"mentada de madre"'' (Insult to someone's mother) and means an insult directed towards the mother of the offended, though it's done with a single hand.
*In [[Italy]] it is often referred to as ''gesto dell'ombrello'', meaning literally ''"umbrella gesture."'' Its most famous occurrence in Italian cinema is in [[Federico Fellini]]'s ''I vitelloni'' (1953), where the idler played by Alberto Sordi jeers at a group of workmen, combining this gesture with a raspberry.
*In [[Poland]], the gesture is known as ''gest Kozakiewicza'' ("Kozakiewicz's gesture") after Władysław Kozakiewicz, who famously displayed this gesture after winning the gold medal in the pole vault at the 1980 Summer Olympics in front of a hostile, jeering crowd in Moscow.
*In [[Croatia]], the gesture is known as ''bosanski grb'' ("The Bosnian Coat-of-Arms") after the Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina of Bosnia during the Austro-Hungarian reign, that is somewhat similar to the actual gesture.



==External links==
*[http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa020901u.htm French gestures on About.com]

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