Oops; the Roman term for it was digitus impudicus; I was getting it confused with fungus.
Also; had a chance to raise the subject of insulting gestures with someone from rural Turkey (Trebizond!); she'd never heard of it, so I'm guessing that it may no longer be a current gesture.
(That said, the Ayyubids of C.11th/12th Egypt and Syria have comparatively little in common with modern Turks, so it isn't necessarily a bogus source.)
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Date: 2008-10-23 09:39 am (UTC)Also; had a chance to raise the subject of insulting gestures with someone from rural Turkey (Trebizond!); she'd never heard of it, so I'm guessing that it may no longer be a current gesture.
(That said, the Ayyubids of C.11th/12th Egypt and Syria have comparatively little in common with modern Turks, so it isn't necessarily a bogus source.)