flip off

English

Verb

flip off (third-person singular simple present flips off, present participle flipping off, simple past and past participle flipped off)

1. (informal, transitive) To make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.

   Would you believe he flipped me off over that comment?

   He was so pissed he flipped off the policeman.

Usage notes

• The specific gestures this term refers to varies by region and dialect.

Translations

to make a rude or obscene gesture

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 竖中指 (zh) (shù zhōngzhǐ)

• Finnish: näyttää keskisormea
• French: faire un doigt d’honneur, faire un bras d’honneur
• German: den Stinkefinger zeigen
• Russian: показа́ть оскорби́тельный жест pf (pokazátʹ oskorbítelʹnyj žest), показа́ть сре́дний па́лец pf (pokazátʹ srédnij pálec)
• Spanish: dar el dedo
• Swedish: peka finger, ge fingret
• Turkish: hareket çekmek

See also

• flick off
• flip the bird
• give the finger