peace sign

noun

1
: a sign made by holding the palm outward and forming a V with the index and middle fingers and used to indicate the desire for peace
2

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Others were seen flashing peace signs from the bus windows. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025 This was followed by a shot of them all pouting as Landon and Alabama flashed peace signs and their dad took his turn to flip off the camera. Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 There’s also the bright pink Beverly Hills is Beautiful sculpture by Mr. Brainwash, located in Beverly Cañon Gardens, and Ringo Starr’s Peace & Love, a six-foot tall polished stainless steel hand flashing the peace sign in Beverly Gardens Park. Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025 The sort that legend says compelled Pepper Rodgers in 1969 to flash Dan Devine a peace sign late in a 69-21 pummeling by Mizzou … and for Devine to flash half of one back. Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace sign

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of peace sign was in 1968

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“Peace sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20sign. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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