give the bird en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of flip the bird.
Keeping up foreign relations. You know, giving him the bird!
1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Maverick (Tom Cruise):
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(UK) To boo and jeer (at someone), especially to express displeasure at a performer.
The crowd was giving the bird to the warm-up act.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gives the bird | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gave the bird | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| giving the bird | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| given the bird | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |