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The 🤘 hand gesture. The index and pinkie fingers are raised, while the middle and ring fingers are held down by the thumb.¶
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Known in the West as "the sign of the horns", "the devil's horns", or "throwing the horns". Often associated with [[heavy metal]] music, which was made popular by [[Ronnie James Dio]]. Originated as an apotropaic gesture to ward off the "evil eye," a curse cast by [[glaring]] at someone with hostility.¶
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Not to be confused with [[\m/]] (🤟) (when the thumb is held out) or with [[fox shadow puppet]] (when the fingers are extended forward to make a fox muzzle).¶
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h4. Examples¶
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* !post #3253586¶
* !post #1284631¶
* !post #3780741: [[Double \n/]]¶
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h4. Non-examples¶
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* !post #1064629: [[Fox shadow puppet]]¶
* !post #7416767: [[\m/]] (🤟)¶
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h4. See also¶
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* [[double \n/]]¶
* [[fox shadow puppet]]¶
* [[shaka sign]] 🤙¶
* [[\m/]] 🤟¶
* [[\||/]]¶
* [[Tag group:Gestures]]