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give the finger en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive, usually) 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.
  2. (intransitive) To make any sort of gesture extending one of the fingers above the others.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
giving the finger Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
give the fingers alternative, uncommon lexicographic
gives the finger Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
given the finger Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gave the finger Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

V sign · two-finger salute · one-finger salute

Synonyms

flip off · flip the bird · flick off

Translations (20)

da gi' fingeren (make an obscene gesture) · hu beint (make an obscene gesture) · es hacer la peineta (make an obscene gesture) · fr faire un doigt (make an obscene gesture) · fr faire un doigt d'honneur (make an obscene gesture) · cmn 豎中指 /竖中指 (make an obscene gesture) · nan-hbl 撟中指 /挢中指 (make an obscene gesture) · it mostrare il dito medio (make an obscene gesture) · es hacer un corte de manga (make an obscene gesture) · sh pokazati prosti prst (make an obscene gesture) · sv ge fingret (make an obscene gesture) · es alzar el dedo (make an obscene gesture) · sv peka finger (make an obscene gesture) · yue 舉中指 /举中指 (make an obscene gesture) · nan-hbl 術中指 /术中指 (make an obscene gesture) · pt mostrar o dedo do meio (make an obscene gesture) · sh pokazati srednji prst (make an obscene gesture) · oj nimiskam (make an obscene gesture) · fi näyttää keskisormea (make an obscene gesture) · de den Stinkefinger zeigen (make an obscene gesture)

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