Goal gesture: its various meanings

In different countries, the same gesture can have a completely different meaning. This is worth remembering when going on vacation. After all, only after making a wrong move with your hands, you can offend a person. This article will consider the gesture of a "goat": what it means and when it can be applied.

Mystical meaning

Initially, you need to look into antiquity and look for information there. So, it should be noted that the gesture "goat" since ancient times has been used in various mystical and religious rituals. If we talk about ordinary people, it was widely used by Europeans and Asians as protection from the evil eye. It was something like today's spitting over the left shoulder. It is important to note that in the novel "Dracula", authored by Brem Stocker, the gesture of the "goat" was defending against impure forces.

A similar bending-extension of certain fingers is also in Hindu culture. So, they have it called not just a "gesture", but "mudra." One of them - "karana-mudra" - is very similar to the "goat". Yes, and the meaning is almost the same: protection from evil spirits.

Christian culture

This gesture is also used in Christian culture. Namely - in the iconography. Its main significance in this case is the transmission of direct speech, the purpose of which is to bring the good news. Here the gesture of the "goat" originates from ancient culture. Then it was used as the accompanying sign of the speech of the speakers of Greece and Rome. If you look through the book of Mark Fabia Quintilian - the Roman rhetoric, which is called the "Instructions to the speaker", there similarly folded fingers mean "instruction".

Musicians

Also it should be noted that the gesture with the fingers of the "goat" (or "crown") in one of the first concerts was used by the Black Sabbath group. All fans liked it so much that people quickly picked it up and took it into service. So this gesture is still special for people who prefer this direction in music, like heavy metal.

However, its meaning is treated differently. After all, many people think that heavy rock is the music of the devil. That is why the gesture of the "goat" is called diabolical. That is, according to the opinion of a certain group of people, so it is possible to glorify Lucifer. And two fingers - the index finger and the little finger - mean the horns of the unclean. But here it should be noted that this opinion is contrived and drawn, as they say, "by the ears".

"Silent" language

Where else is the goat gesture used? Its meaning can also be searched in the sign language. After all, such a "rasping" there is also.

If you do not go too far, then in American speech this gesture means a declaration of love. And all because the two extreme fingers exposed upward form the letter "u". In a simplified version, this means "I love you". Correction: in this case, still goes off to the side, and not hidden in a fist, a thumb.

If we talk about Russia, then this gesture denotes the letter "Y". In French, this is the letter "H".

Also this gesture is extremely widely used in sports. Especially in baseball and volleyball. Its main purpose in this case is to provide special signals for the participants of the game.

Insulting meaning

However, that's not all. So, the gesture "goat" has its offensive value. In many countries, including in our homeland, it is used to refer to male cuckolds. That is, in this way they are often denoted by the guys whom their girls or wives periodically change.

It is important to note that this gesture in this context is often used by fans of football matches, wanting to boo the judge. He is thus hinted that while he dishonestly judges the match, his wife has fun with other men.

Baby meaning

Well, how can you do without children? In our country, the "goat" is widely used as an entertaining element for children of different ages. However, in this case, you do not need to lift your fingers up, but point them at the little one and move them a little. You can also sentence: "There was a goat horned for small children ..." This is capable of making fun of a crumb. If this is not possible, a "goat" can tickle the child.