Fitheach on Nostr: What does the v-sign mean? I've pondered this question since... forever. I'm meaning ...

What does the v-sign mean?

I've pondered this question since... forever. I'm meaning the v-sign formed by using the middle and index fingers (other fingers curled), with the palm facing towards the viewer. Victor de Laveleye invented the v-sign meaning victoire or vrijheid. This was later popularised by Winston Churchill.

Are people using the v-sign now, still meaning victory or freedom? That seems unlikely. Perhaps the v-sign has lost any meaning, and is just being mindlessly copied.