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

: peace symbol

Examples of peace sign in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Relatives and neighbors had gone to the war, relatives and neighbors also had long hair and peace signs on their denim jackets and protested against it. —Stan Godlewski, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025

In video footage released by Reuters, the men—clad in red and orange jumpsuits—wave to the drone and one flashes a peace sign before taking up the SOS formation. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025

Some throwing up peace signs at us and smiling, while others were giving thumbs down. —Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Camden appeared in several other pictures, including one of him playing basketball in the background and another of him making a peace sign while sitting at a restaurant. —Michael Nied, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for peace sign

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