The middle finger is still used though, and it is considered more insulting. In Greece, the five fingers are spread wide and the palm is pushed towards someone in a gesture known as the Moutza. The common words for cuckolded in Italian, Greek and Spanish are cornuto, κερατάς ( keratas) and cornudo respectively, literally "horned". This usage of the gesture implies cuckoldry in the person it is directed towards. Unlike the first usage of the gesture, this obscene usage of the gesture involves pointing the two fingers upward or directing the gesture towards someone and swiveling the hand back and forth. The second usage of the gesture, also found in Italy and other Mediterranean and Latin countries (including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, France, Greece, Portugal, Spain, and Uruguay) is instead obscene, disrespectful, and insulting. This usage of the gesture may also be employed when confronted with unfortunate events or even when such events are mentioned, and it is usually performed with the fingers pointed downward (or simply not directed towards someone) to distinguish the apotropaic usage of the gesture from the obscene usage of the gesture. The first, more innocuous usage of the gesture in Italy and the Mediterranean is deployed for apotropaic or superstitious purposes, as a way to ward off bad luck or the " evil eye". It is especially common in Italy and the Mediterranean region, where it generally takes on two different meanings depending on context and positioning of the hand.
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The sign of the horns, or corna in Italian ("horns"), is a gesture with various meanings depending on culture, context, or the placement or movement of the gesture.