middle finger
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middle finger
- /ˈmɪdəl ˈfɪŋɡə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
From Middle English myddel fynger. By surface analysis, middle + finger.
noun middle fingers
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The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.
Similar: fuck finger, long finger, medius, mid-finger, tall man
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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.
Similar: the finger, dirty finger
- An insult directed at someone. Her whole way of being is a big middle finger to the other guy.
Similar: fuck finger, long finger, medius, middle finger, mid-finger, tall man
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noun
Similar: fuck finger, long finger, medius, middle finger, mid-finger, tall man
Translations
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noun finger between the forefinger and the ring finger
| Español | dedo de en medio, dedo del corazón, el dedo, dedo cordial, dedo corazón, dedo medio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중지 jungji, 가운뎃손가락 gaundetson'garak |
| 日本語 | 中指 nakayubi |
| 中文 | 中指 zhōngzhǐ, 三指 sānzhǐ, 將指 /将指 jiàngzhǐ, 玉柱 yùzhù |
| हिन्दी | मध्यमा madhyamā |
| Kiswahili | kidole cha kati |
| Português | dedo médio |
| Français | majeur, doigt du milieu, médius, doigt III, troisième doigt |
| Deutsch | Mittelfinger |
| Italiano | medio, dito medio |
| Ελληνικά | μέσος mésos |
| Română | deget mijlociu |
| Русский | сре́дний па́лец srédnij pálec |
| Tiếng Việt | ngón giữa, ngón tay giữa |
| العربية | وُسْطَى wusṭā |
| עברית | אַמָּה 'amá, צְרֵדָה tzredá |
noun obscene gesture
| Español | peineta, corte de manga |
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| 日本語 | ファックサイン fakku sain |
| 中文 | 中指 zhōngzhǐ |
| Português | dedo do meio |
| Français | doigt d'honneur |
| Deutsch | Stinkefinger |
| Ελληνικά | κωλοδάχτυλο kolodáchtylo |
| Русский | фак fak |
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title = {middle finger},
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