Victory Jig is a phrase describing the celebration of a victory or success with a little dance, shuffle, body movement, skip, or spring in the step. It is most common in sports, but has also appeared in the political sphere (See David Trimble). William David Trimble Baron Trimble (born 15 October 1944 is a Northern Irish Politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster
The term can be used approvingly or abusively. A Victory Jig can be engaged in as a genuine celebration or as a means to humiliate or taunt an opponent/adversary ie. to engage in a triumphant manner, or Triumphalism. Triumphalism is the attitude or belief that a particular doctrine culture or social system is superior to and should triumph over all others
Cited Examples of Victory Jigs
- Victory Jig after a strike in a game of Bowling. [1]
- "Mr. Celery's" Victory Jig at a Baseball Game. [2]
- Adolf Hitler's Victory Jig after the signing of French surrender in 1940. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3]
- The 25 February 1964 fight between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston when Clay did a "Victory jig" to taunt his opponent in the ring. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Charles L "Sonny" Liston (May 8 1932?–January 5 1971 was a professional boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd See main article Ali versus Liston. The two Ali versus Liston fights for Boxing 's world heavyweight championship were among the most anticipated watched and controversial fights
- Unionist politician David Trimble's Victory Jig with Ian Paisley in Northern Ireland after the 12 July 1995 Drumcree March (Drumcree I). Unionism in Ireland, is a belief in the desirability of a full constitutional and institutional relationship between Ireland and Great Britain based on the terms and William David Trimble Baron Trimble (born 15 October 1944 is a Northern Irish Politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926 styled The Rt Hon Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 [4]
References
- ^ See Bowling Strike Victory Jig here.
- ^ Mr. Celery does the victory jig available here.
- ^ The qualification of Hitler's actions are disputed to be a true Victory Jig, See Dispute here.
- ^ See comments on David Trimble's "Victory Jig" here. See video of the controversial march and "Victory Jig" in the 1995 section here.
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