A taunt is a battle cry , sarcastic remark, gesture, or insult intended to demoralize or antagonize the recipient. Taunting can exist as a form of social competition to gain control of the target's cultural capital (i.e., status ). In sociological theory, the control of the three social capitals is used to produce an advantage in the social hierarchy , to enforce one's position in relation to others. This can also be used as a tactic to gain advantage of their opponent's irrational reaction. Taunting is committed by either directly or indirectly encouraging others to taunt the target. The target may give a response in kind to maintain status, as in fighting words and trash-talk .
42-484: Del Ray may refer to: Jimmy Del Ray (1962–2014), American professional wrestler Del Ray (magician) (c. 1927–2003), American magician Del Ray , a neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia A common misspelling for Del Rey A brand of drums made by Teisco See also [ edit ] Delray (disambiguation) Del Rey (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
84-517: A heart attack at the wheel of his truck on US 301 near the Florida State Fairgrounds. Two days later, WWE.com noted his death and offered condolences to his friends, family and colleagues. Taunt Taunts are also a genre of folklore according to "The Poetic Rites of Conversation," by John H. McDowell, published in the Journal of Folklore Research . The practice of taunting has
126-678: A taunting dance. Del Ray would work with SMW until the company shut down in December 1995. Along with Cornette, the Heavenly Bodies debuted in the World Wrestling Federation in 1993. They made their first televised appearance on the August 9, 1993 episode of Monday Night Raw , defeating Bobby Who and Mike Bucci . They made two more appearances on Raw that year; they were defeated by World Tag Team Champions The Steiner Brothers in
168-485: A defeated opponent by corpse humping or tea bagging them, repeating the game's "crouch" command above the dead player's body. In shooter games which allow melee attacks, a common way of taunting opponents is to kill them without using a gun. In the EA Sports UFC mixed martial arts series, taunting is a part of the in-game fight mechanics, using real-life gestures and moves performed by actual UFC fighters to add
210-414: A lower eyelid down to expose the red underneath. A raised, clenched fist is used as a gesture of defiance by a number of groups. It is usually considered to be hostile, yet without any sexual, scatological, or notionally offensive connotations. It is believed to have originally been used in the early 20th century as popular democratic symbol. The crotch-grab is done almost exclusively by males. It is, as
252-459: A man hanging from a gibbet and b) because when written XVII in Roman numerals is an anagram of 'vixi' - 'I lived', a verb form considered unlucky because of its frequent occurrence in ancient Roman funerary inscriptions). The cutthroat gesture is performed by drawing the hand, or a finger(usually the thumb) or two, across the throat. It represents slitting the throat with a knife, and means that
294-615: A rich historical context, dating back to ancient times. In medieval warfare, for instance, taunting was a common psychological tactic used to provoke enemies or undermine their morale. A notable example of this can be found in the account of the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War . Before the battle, the English and French forces faced each other, exchanging taunts designed to provoke an attack. As recorded by eyewitness accounts,
336-637: A tag team known as The New Heavenly Bodies. Del Ray later retired from training wrestlers and started a hardwood flooring company named Ferrier's Fine Flooring Inc. in Tampa, Florida in March 2006. In September 2013, he registered another Tampa company called Ferrier's Flooring Inc. Ferrier, who lived in Valrico, Florida , died at the Tampa General Hospital on December 6, 2014. He was 52 years old. Ferrier had suffered
378-666: A title match on August 30, and were victorious over Mark Thomas and Scott Taylor on August 4. At SummerSlam 1993 on August 30, the Heavenly Bodies faced the Steiner Brothers with the World Tag Team Championship on the line, but were defeated. At the 1993 Survivor Series on November 24 in the Boston Garden , the Heavenly Bodies faced The Rock 'n' Roll Express for the SMW Tag Team Championship . Though
420-459: Is also known as blowing a raspberry . It can also be wagged in a manner suggesting cunnilingus , which is usually seen as highly vulgar . The turkey face gesture is when you take your hand and put your thumb on your nose, wriggle your head back and forth and do the same thing with the hand. Cocking a snook is an old British taunting gesture in which the thumb of one hand is on the nose and the extended fingers are wiggled. The insulting version of
462-407: Is also referred to as “flipping the bird”, which is a combination of slang derived from the 1860s expression “give the big bird” (to hiss at someone like a goose) and the 1960s “up yours” hand gesture. In some regions, "flipping the bird" refers to the raising of the middle and index finger with the back of the hand directed at the recipient. It can also mean "Victory", which is not to be mistaken for
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#1732880839410504-466: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jimmy Del Ray David Everett Ferrier (November 30, 1962 – December 6, 2014) was an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name , "Gigolo" Jimmy Del Ray . Del Ray was best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as one half of the Heavenly Bodies with his tag team partner, Tom Prichard . Ferrier
546-719: The USWA Tag Team Championship . They would feud with PG-13. The Heavenly Bodies made several appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling in December 1995 as members of Raven's Nest . At December To Dismember: Ultimate Jeopardy on December 9, the Heavenly Bodies faced Raven's enemies, the Public Enemy , in a tag team bout. The match had stipulations applying to the losers - if the Public Enemy lost, they would face one another later that night, while if
588-601: The "Peace" gesture. The "Peace" gesture is done with the palm facing the recipient of the gesture. In Britain, this is also the case; however, if the palm faces inwards (towards the person doing the "peace" sign), it is an offensive gesture in Britain, though not considered quite as rude as "the middle finger". The "loser" gesture used in some countries is performed by raising the index finger and thumb of one's right hand perpendicular to each other and then placing them on one's forehead with index finger pointing upward. So placed,
630-567: The April 25 episode of Raw , defeating John Paul and Jason Headings. At the 1994 Survivor Series on November 23, the Heavenly Bodies took part in a ten-man survivor match, teaming with Bam Bam Bigelow , Tatanka , and King Kong Bundy as Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Team. The Million Dollar Team defeated their opponents, Guts and Glory ( Lex Luger , Mabel , Adam Bomb , and the Smoking Gunns), although both Prichard and Del Ray were eliminated from
672-456: The Heavenly Bodies lost, the Eliminators (members of Raven's Nest) would be forced to leave ECW, while their manager, Jason , would have his head shaved. Moreover, if the Heavenly Bodies were defeated, then Raven's valet, Beulah McGillicutty , would be forced to spend a week with Tommy Dreamer , while Raven's Nest member Stevie Richards would be locked in a steel cage for five minutes with
714-577: The Rock 'N Roll Express appeared to have the match won, the Heavenly Bodies defeated them after Del Ray struck Robert Gibson with Cornette's tennis racket while the referee was distracted, enabling Prichard to pin Gibson and win the titles. At WrestleMania X on March 20, 1994, in Madison Square Garden , the Heavenly Bodies defeated The Bushwhackers in a dark match . They returned to WWF television on
756-527: The UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It is frequently used to signify defiance (especially to authority), contempt or derision. The wanker gesture is made with a loose fist (with all fingers forming a cylindrical shape), and shaken up and down (or sometimes, back and forth) at the wrist, suggesting masturbation . A picture of the young Tony Blair , later the British Prime Minister (1997–2007), using
798-464: The cage with Dreamer's team, but Raven and his Nest attacked Dreamer's team before they could hurt him. Raven's Nest then attacked Dreamer's team until The Sandman drove them away. After December to Dismember the Heavenly Bodies disbanded when Tom Prichard went back to WWF. Del Ray lost to Bubba Ray Dudley at House Party , while he was managed by Mr. Hughes . In October 1996, Del Ray joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Jimmy Graffiti. He
840-475: The contestants and mob taunting each other. Similar game shows, such as Weakest Link , are built on taunting a defeated player. Some multiplayer video games feature the ability to taunt a human opponent, using purpose-programmed dialog and gestures to show dominance. In games not featuring a dedicated "taunt" command, players have devised other ways, using the controls of the game, to taunt or harass opponents. In multiplayer FPS games, players may taunt
882-461: The cutthroat gesture. The finger gesture or "middle finger" is a gesture consisting of a fist with the middle finger extended, optionally extending the thumb as well. It is equivalent to the phrase " fuck you " due to its resemblance to the penis . It is thousands of years old, being referred to in Ancient Roman literature as the digitus infamis or digitus impudicus. Performing this gesture
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#1732880839410924-529: The facts showed that Tatanka was not involved in the incident at all and Del Ray was fired from the company; Tatanka's suspension was lifted and he returned with full-pay to the active WWF roster. As Nash noted in his interview, he knew that Tatanka was not involved at all, but he had been around Del Ray that night, which caused Tatanka to also be named and unfairly suspended. After WWF, Del Ray and Prichard went to United States Wrestling Association where they defeated PG-13 ( J. C. Ice and Wolfie D ) to capture
966-403: The fingers form the letter "L" from the perspective of a viewer and signify the name-calling insult "loser" directed toward the person being spoken to or spoken about . The gesture can also be performed as a dance of sorts by placing the "L" shape on your head, grabbing your crotch, and hopping from one foot to another. This gesture was created in early 2018 as a purchasable emote "Take the L" in
1008-525: The gesture (with the palm inwards) is often compared to the offensive gesture known as " the finger ". The "two-fingered salute", as it is also known, is commonly performed by flicking the V upwards from wrist or elbow. The V sign, when the palm is facing toward the person giving the sign, has long been an insulting gesture in England, and later in the rest of the United Kingdom ; its use is largely restricted to
1050-452: The gesturee or someone else is metaphorically being killed. It is rarely if ever used literally to refer to death (and when the whole hand is used, it is usually a benign signal to stop or pause something), though it is occasionally used as a theatrical threat ("I'm going to kill you"). The gesture earned a great deal of national notoriety in the NFL during the 1999 season in which several players did
1092-508: The male genitalia and, as such, lies at the root of the magical intent expressed symbolically in the fascinum and probably also the cornicello . Despite recent rulings by the Italian legal system , the (public) crotch-grab is still used by some Italian men as a means of deflecting the ill-luck threatened by objects or people related to death and burial and (more esoterically) the unlucky number 17 (said to be unlucky because it a) resembles
1134-418: The match. Prichard and Del Ray both participated in the 30 man Royal Rumble match on January 22, 1995. He was eliminated by British Bulldog . They made sporadic appearances on Raw over the next year, with their final appearance being a loss to The Smoking Gunns on the March 20, 1995 episode of Raw . Jimmy Del Ray lost a singles match to Bret Hart on Superstars on April 25, 1995. Del Ray's last WWF match
1176-438: The name suggests, a grabbing (or one-handed cupping and lifting) of the penis and testicles - usually through clothing. In Italy the sign is by no means purely a taunt, being also an apotropaic gesture of considerable antiquity employed, since the days of Ancient Rome , to ward off the evil eye or bad luck and also to attract good luck . It is, in this context, an invocation of the benign powers of fertility embodied in
1218-519: The same as in English ). In French , the taunt uses syllables often rendered "Nananananère," and Swedish -speaking children use the phrase "Du kan inte ta mig" ("You cannot catch me"). Certain movements of one's body are, in many cultures, interpreted as a taunt. These can be expressed through the eyes , hands , fingers , head and other areas of the body. A gesture in Japanese culture , made by pulling
1260-411: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Del Ray . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Del_Ray&oldid=1219876376 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1302-401: The target of taunting. Things such as the victim's appearance, intelligence , mannerisms , education , background, past offenses, etc. can otherwise be insulted. When used in this manner, the effectiveness of a taunt at provoking a response varies depending on how the specific insult relates to its victim (or their sense of self ), to what level of offense they regard the taunt, and how well
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1344-591: The titles until August 22, when they were defeated by the Nasty Boys . From 1989 to 1991 he worked in Japan for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling . On November 22, 1991, he worked for WWF as Jimmy Richland losing to The Skinner on a house show. In 1992, he worked for W*ING . In January 1993 Del Ray joined Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW), where he replaced Stan Lane as one half of the Heavenly Bodies with Tom Prichard . He
1386-404: The two armies engaged in verbal sparring, with each side attempting to goad the other into making the first move. This psychological warfare was an integral part of the battle strategy, demonstrating how taunting has long been used as a tool in conflict. The act of taunting can be learned by observation and improvisation. It usually follows linear thought, correlating or building in some manner to
1428-507: The victim can control their emotions when responding. In the Eastern U.S. and Britain the chant " Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah ", sung to the tune of " Bye, baby Bunting " is an insult among children. In the American South this is often used as "Nanny nanny boo-boo" and repeated with words such as "You ca-an't catch me". In Hebrew , the taunt is "Na na, banana" or "Na-na-na banana" (means
1470-427: The video game Fortnite . It became such a problem that Epic Games , developers of Fortnite, were forced to add a setting to "disable confrontational emotes" in April 2024. Done by holding up the hand with the index, middle and pinky finger, implying the act of putting two fingers in a woman's vagina and one in her anus. Often sticking one's tongue out at another is seen as mocking the other. A variation of this
1512-688: The wanker gesture became widely available (although copyrighted) in 2007. In the 1975 Monty Python film Monty Python and the Holy Grail , the French Knight taunts King Arthur and his companions with a series of increasingly ludicrous insults, culminating in "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries". Versions of the Endemol quiz show 1 vs. 100 based on the United States version (Australia, and to an extent, France) are known for
1554-522: The winners of the Ultimate Jeopardy match later that night. The Heavenly Bodies lost their match, leading to the enforcement of the aforementioned stipulations. Later that evening, Raven, Richards, the Eliminators, and the Heavenly Bodies faced Dreamer, the Pitbulls , and the Public Enemy in an ultimate jeopardy match . The match was won by Dreamer, who pinned Richards. Richards was subsequently locked in
1596-561: Was a loss to Intercontinental champion Shawn Michaels on Raw July 24, 1995. On August 30, reportedly as a preemptive measure for being named in a lawsuit to be filed by a woman stemming from an incident in Anaheim, California, following a WWF event in late 1994. According to sources, the woman was said to have been drugged, sodomized and her head shaved on only one side. Kevin Nash reiterated this story in an interview with Kayfabe Commentaries. The woman
1638-437: Was given the name Jimmy Del Ray because Lane was billed during his career as being from Delray Beach, Florida . The Heavenly Bodies were managed by James E. Cornette and won the SMW Tag Team Championship on three occasions. Cornette put the "Gigolo" moniker on his name as a play off his physique. While Del Ray was an agile and able wrestler at the time, he had a slightly pudgy midsection that shook, or "jiggled" when he did
1680-480: Was having drinks with him and Undertaker the night prior. When the wrestlers were leaving the hotel the following morning, Nash noticed that she was seated in between two police officers. The hallway was smeared in blood. She had half her head shaven as she was crying, reporting the incident to the officers. In the interview, however, Nash presumed the person who did this was Jimmy Del Ray because of similar stories of Del Ray. During representation by Tatanka's attorney
1722-600: Was part of the cruiserweight division and competed against Dean Malenko , Chris Jericho , Rey Mysterio , and Billy Kidman . He took part in the three ring battle royal at the 1996 World War 3 event on November 24. Del Ray remained in WCW until a knee injury forced him to retire in 1997. After retiring, he worked as an instructor in Steve Keirn's Floridian professional wrestling school for several years, training wrestlers such as Buck Quartermain and Steve Madison, and managed
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1764-412: Was trained by The Mighty Yankee and debuted in 1985 as "Jimmy Richland", which most thought was his real name. In the late 1980s, Del Ray joined Championship Wrestling from Florida as "Jomo Kenya". He later changed his ring name to "Jimmy Backlund" and formed a tag team with Brett Sawyer known as "The Playboys". The Playboys were awarded the vacant FCW Tag Team Championship on July 1, 1989. They held
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