Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vatefairefoutre

Wikipedia is not a slang dictionary for foreign language slang. RickK 04:43, 6 May 2004 (UTC)


 * Nor is it any other kind of dictionary for foreign language slang. Delete.  Gwimpey 08:31, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Chris 73 | Talk 10:01, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Whatever 'delete' is in French. DJ Clayworth 13:55, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
 * 'Supprimez-la!' That means 'delete' -- oh, and in case anyone's wondering, I'm "flexing my arm, and placing my opposite hand on the elbow joint, like in other cultures..."
 * Comment: Consider article on offensive gestures and merge. --bodnotbod 16:42, May 6, 2004 (UTC)
 * That particular gesture is already mentioned in the gesture article, under the name Italian elbow gesture. (It seems most gestures are offensive, at least to somebody.)  Does it have a more formal name or direct translation in Italian or other languages?  I will add the translation va te faire foutre to the information given in that article.  Not sure if this should redirect there, though.  Smerdis of Tlön 19:19, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
 * In Britain it's used rarely, I believe. It means, if done rapidly, "up yours".  But the more common use in Britain is to hold the pose and judder the forearm for a few moments - usually performed by labourers at passing attractive women.  It represents, as I'm sure you've guessed, the rearing priapism they like to imagine they have in their trousers. --bodnotbod 20:37, May 6, 2004 (UTC)
 * "Keep it."--unattributed, undated, and certainly not me. --Ben Brockert 23:54, May 6, 2004 (UTC)
 * "Delete" -- me. --Ben Brockert 02:19, May 9, 2004 (UTC)