give the finger
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
give the finger (third-person singular simple present gives the finger, present participle giving the finger, simple past gave the finger, past participle given the finger)
- (usually transitive) To make an obscene gesture (towards someone) by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.
- Zelda gave Travis the finger after he cut her off in traffic.
- (intransitive) To make any sort of gesture extending one of the fingers above the others.
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Translations[edit]
make an obscene gesture
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