ギャルピース

Compound of ギャル +‎ ピース, ultimately from English gal or girl and peace.

• (Tokyo) ギャルピース [gyàrú píꜜìsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲa̠ɾɯ̟ pʲiːsɨ]

ギャルピース • (gyaru pīsu) 

1. a hand gesture made by extending the index and middle finger below the palm, resembling an inverted "peace" or "V sign" gesture
   • 2018 September, “‘Shiranakya yaba-mi’ na ryūkō wādo 2018 natsu, happyō! [Presenting ‘gotta know’ trend words from summer 2018]”, in Jelly, page 58:

     「ギャルピース」　90年(ねん)に「ガングロギャル」たちが行(や)らせたポーズ。腕(うで)を前(まえ)に伸(の)ばしてピースしたり、裏(うら)ピースで顔(かお)をはさんだり…実(じつ)は小(こ)顔(がお)効(こう)果(か)も狙(ねら)えちゃうんです♥

     “Gyaru pīsu” 90-nen ni “ganguro gyaru”-tachi ga yaraseta pōzu. Ude o mae ni nobashite pīsu shitari, ura pīsu de kao o hasandari… jitsu wa kogao kōka mo neraechaun desu ♥

     “Gal peace” A pose popular among 90s ganguro girls. Extend a peace sign out in front of your arm, or frame your face between opposed peace signs... Actually, that one makes your face look smaller too ♥

   • 2022 April 19, Yoshisaki Eijiinyo, quoting AJUTV FUN, “‘Gyaru pīsu’ tte shittemasu? Kankoku de ‘Nihon hasshō no bunka’ to shite nazo no ryūkōchū [Do you know ‘gyaru pīsu’? Mysterious fad in Korea ‘came from Japanese culture’]”, in Yahoo! Japan‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 March 2024:

     「ここから生(う)まれたギャルピースを最近(さいきん)では韓国(かんこく)でも芸能人(げいのうじん)がやったり、ファンが芸能人(げいのうじん)に"やって"とお願(ねが)いしたりしています」

     “Koko kara umareta gyaru pīsu o saikin de wa Kankoku de mo geinōjin ga yattari, fan ga geinōjin ni "yatte" to onegai shitari shite imasu”

     ‘The gal peace gesture that was born here has recently been used by Korean celebrities, and their fans have begged the celebrities, "do it"’

   • 2024 June 18, “‘Gyarupi’ tte donna pōzu? [What kind of pose is ‘girl peace’?]”, in Oggi‎^[2], archived from the original on 18 June 2024:

     SNSで、ピースマークを逆(さか)さにして、前(まえ)に突(つ)き出(だ)したポーズを見(み)たことはありませんか？それがまさに、「ギャルピース（ギャルピ）」です。

     SNS de, pīsumāku o sakasa ni shite, mae ni tsuki dashita pōzu o mita koto wa arimasen ka? Sore ga masani, “gyaru pīsu (gyarupi)” desu.

     Have you ever seen on social media someone posing with an inverted peace sign sticking out in front of them? That is really ‘gyaru pīsu (gyarupi)’.

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