English Explanatory Dictionary

middle finger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.
  2. An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.
  3. An insult directed at someone.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-middle finger.wav

Word forms

middle finger middle fingers

Etymology

From Middle English myddel fynger. By surface analysis, middle + finger.

Synonyms

fuck finger long finger medius middle finger mid-finger tall man the finger dirty finger

Related words

mid-finger
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