raspal'tsovka

[Kjetil Rå Hauge]

Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
> Olga Meerson wrote:
> 
>> It is when one thief (new Russian) points the palm of his hand at
>> another, holding it horizontally, with fingers spread, approximately
>> at the level of the other's eyes, so that it looks as aggressive, as,
>> say, a Japanese steel star used to kill people.
> 
> Would you clarify, please?
> 
> If you say "holding it horizontally," that says to me that the palm is 
> either facing upward toward the sky or downward toward the ground; in 
> neither case is it facing the other person. For the palm to be facing 
> the other person, the hand must be vertical (like the "stop" gesture).
> 

Type in the word (in Cyrillic) in images.google.com and enjoy the more 
or less instructive pictures.

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