<Li> V sign as an insult is made by raising the index finger and middle finger separated to form a V with the back of the hand facing outwards . This is an offensive gesture in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland . </Li> <Li> Varadamudra is a mudra for dispensing boons . It is made with all fingers of the left hand pointing downward . </Li> <Li> Vulcan salute was used in the television program Star Trek . It consists of all fingers raised and parted between the ring and middle fingers with the thumb sticking out to the side . It was devised and popularized by Leonard Nimoy, who portrayed the half - Vulcan character Mr. Spock, and who wrote in his memoir I Am Not Spock that he had based it on the Priestly Blessing performed by Jewish Kohanim with both hands, thumb to thumb in this same position, representing the Hebrew letter Shin (ש). </Li> <Li> Wanker gesture is made by curling the fingers into a loose fist and moving the hand up and down as though masturbating . The gesture has the same meaning as the British slang insult, "wanker", or might indicate a failure or waste in other countries . </Li>

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