# OK sign and thumb-up sign. Are they still offensive in certain parts of the world?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 24, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-sign-and-thumb-up-sign-are-they-still-offensive-in-certain-parts-of-the-world/667060 "2013-08-24T15:33:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidmich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-sign-and-thumb-up-sign-are-they-still-offensive-in-certain-parts-of-the-world/667060/41 "2013-08-26T23:15:35Z")

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Thanks for that Pixel Dent.  
davidmich

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