middle finger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɪdəl ˈfɪŋɡə(ɹ)/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English myddel fynger. By surface analysis, middle + finger.
Meanings
- The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.
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An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.
An Indiana man argues in a federal lawsuit filed last week that he had a First Amendment right to give the middle finger to a state trooper, and that his free speech was violated when the gesture earned him a ticket.
2018 February 4, Jason Silverstein, “Giving Middle Finger to Police Is a First Amendment Right, Man Argues in Lawsuit Over Ticket”, in Newsweek:
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(figuratively) An insult directed at someone.
Her whole way of being is a big middle finger to the other guy.
2007, Dominique Paul, The Possibility of Fireflies, page 62:Beem called the tactic [paying US$23500 settlement in coins] "petty and a grand waste of time" and said the coin delivery was "a symbolic middle finger."
2023 October 24, “Colorado judge says company acted "maliciously and in bad faith" in coin stunt”, in CBS News:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| middle fingers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
middle-finger · Chinese middle finger
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
mid-finger · fuck finger · medius · fuck finger · middle finger · medius · long finger · tall man · the finger · tall man · mid-finger · long finger · dirty finger
Translations (195)
ru сре́дний па́лец (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cs prostředníček (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · za lwgfwngzgyang (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · es dedo del corazón (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · es peineta (obscene gesture) · cs prostředník (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · lo ນິ້ວກາງ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · arz وسطى (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · jv driji panengah (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · el μέσος (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ang middelfinger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ms jari tengah (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · pl palec środkowy (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · se gaskasuorbma (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · id jari panjang (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · vo mediüt (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ckb زەڕنەقووتە (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · eo meza fingro (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gl dedo medio (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sh средњи прст (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · et keskmine sõrm (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · id jari hantu (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sk prostredník (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fo longutong (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ko 가운뎃손가락 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · la digitus medius (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · enm myddel fynger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nb langfinger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fr troisième doigt (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sv peka finger (obscene gesture) · gd meur meadhain (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · mel tujok dagen (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nia turu laŵa (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nrf mouss'cotin (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · el κωλοδάχτυλο (obscene gesture) · fi keskisormi (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sl sredinec (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · rsk штреднї палєц (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · bo དཀྱིལ་མཛུབ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · my လက်ခလယ် (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · pt dedo do meio (obscene gesture) · kn ಎಡೆವೆರಲ್ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · scn crignu (obscene gesture) · sat ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱴᱩᱵ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sh srednjak (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cmn 中指 (obscene gesture) · gd Fionnlagh fada (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sv långfinger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fi keskisormi (obscene gesture) · da langfinger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · br biz-bras (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ckb باڵابەرزە (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ru фак (obscene gesture) · fi keskari (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gd fionna-fada (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · te నడివ్రేలు (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fr médius (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nv álánézhí (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · de Stinkefinger (obscene gesture) · cmn 玉柱 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · kix phōhkhò vèm (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · dlg ортокуу чөмүйэ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ja ファックサイン (obscene gesture) · esu aquq (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ml നടുവിരൽ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · udm шорчиньы (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · wyi buladu (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gd meuragaidh fada (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · he אַמָּה (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ms jari panjang (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ta நடுவிரல் (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · grc σφάκελος (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ms jari mati (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ko 중지 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ota اورتا پرمق (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cmn 將指 /将指 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · mk сре́ден пр́ст (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cy canolfys (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · eu hatz erdiko (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sh средњак (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · mi tōroa (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fr doigt d'honneur (obscene gesture) · ca dit del cor (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · th นิ้วกลาง (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · uk сере́дній па́лець (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · it dito medio (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gd meur fada (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · jv driji panunggul (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ms jari hantu (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cmn 三指 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · rap roa roa tahaŋa (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nan-hbl 中爪 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · br biz-kreiz (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cy bys canol (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · it medio (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · pl środkowy palec (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · kxd jari tangah (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · srn mindrifinga (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · km ចង្អុលខ្មោច (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · eo longa fingro (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ja 中指 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · enm long fynger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fr majeur (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cmn 中指 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · rsk стреднї палєц (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ca dit del mig (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nn langfinger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · da langemand (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ilo akintenga nga ramay (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · es corte de manga (obscene gesture) · gug kuãmbyte (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · tk orta barmak (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · vi ngón tay giữa (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gl grandiño (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sah ортоку тарбах (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · kxd jari antu (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sms kõskksuõrmm (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · alt ортоҥол (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · bg сре́ден пръст (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sd وِچِين (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · de Mittelfinger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · be сярэ́дні па́лец (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · hu középső ujj (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gd fìgis (obscene gesture) · pdt Lankhauls (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · km ម្រាមដៃកណ្ដាល (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gl maioral (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · mi māpere (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ca dit mitger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · la digitus tertius (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gd corrag-mheadhain (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · es dedo de en medio (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · id jari tengah (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nan-hbl 中營 /中营 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ka შუათითი (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · esu alqiliq (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · tl hinggigitna (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · wyi yū-kope (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · scn mediu (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · pt dedo médio (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · mr मध्यमा (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · hi मध्यमा (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · hak 中指 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · bcl manlalabaw (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · esu akulipeq (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cop ⲧⲏⲃ ⲛⲑⲙⲏϯ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · hak 棟指 /栋指 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · es dedo medio (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sh srednji prst (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · km ចង្អុលដៃកណ្ដាល (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · izh toin sormi (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ia digito medie (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · tr orta parmak (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · vi ngón giữa (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nl middelvinger (obscene gesture) · zdj shaya sha hari (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ga méar mheáin (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · yue 中指 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · gd gunna fada (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · mnc ᡩ᠋ᡠ᠋ᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠᡳ ᠰᡳᠮᡥᡠᠨ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · xal дундк (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · sw kidole cha kati (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · es dedo cordial (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · cy hirfys (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ro deget mijlociu (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fr doigt III (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nan-hbl 中指 (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · mt saba’ tan-nofs (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fr doigt du milieu (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · es dedo corazón (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fy middelste finger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ms jari malang (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · tl hinlalato (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · kn ನಡುಬೆರಳು (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · mh addi-eoļap (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · hy միջնամատ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · arc ܡܨܥܝܬܐ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nl middelvinger (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · eo mezfingro (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · nrf maître dé (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · is langatöng (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · aii ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · he צְרֵדָה (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · id jari mati (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · kn ಮಧ್ಯಮ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ti ማእከለይቶ (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ksc pagkawkawa (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · id jari malang (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · fi keskisormi (figuratively: insult) · gd Màiri fhada (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · es el dedo (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · scn jitu minzanu (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · zu uphakathi (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · ar وُسْطَى (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger) · su jajangkung (finger between the forefinger and the ring finger)