mountza
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thumb|300px|People giving moutzas to the Greek parliament during 2010–2011 Greek protests|the Indignant Citizens Movement. Lower left, see double moutza, lower middle, see single moutza A mountza or moutza ( or ), also called faskeloma ( ), is the most traditional gesture of insult among Greeks. It consists of extending and spreading all fingers of the hand and presenting the palm towards the face of the person to be insulted with a forward motion.
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thumb|300px|People giving moutzas to the Greek parliament during 2010–2011 Greek protests|the Indignant Citizens Movement. Lower left, see double moutza, lower middle, see single moutza A mountza or moutza ( or ), also called faskeloma ( ), is the most traditional gesture of insult among Greeks. It consists of extending and spreading all fingers of the hand and presenting the palm towards the face of the person to be insulted with a forward motion.
It is often coupled with (, "here"), (, "there you are"), or (, "take these"), as well as swear words. The closer the gesture is to the other person's face the more intense it is considered.