Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-finger salute

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: one-fin-ger salute
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The obscene gesture made by holding only the middle finger of a hand erect while the rest of the fingers are in a fist.

verb

To give a one-finger salute.

Example Sentences

"The troops […] gave them back the old one-finger salute of the clenched fist jabbing the stiff middle finger into the air."
"When the inning ended, Ted leaped into the air and delivered the classic one-finger salute to the booing crowd."
"They honk, point and whistle. You swear and give them the old one-finger salute."
"I think most truckers realize this MAY be 4 wheelers thinking and not resort to one finger salute."
"Painted on one: destroy this memory. ¶ On another, a homeowner has painted a one-finger salute to Allstate."
"I've one finger saluted life before."

Inflected Forms

one-finger salutes (plural) one-fingered salute (alternative) one finger salute (alternative) one fingered salute (alternative) one-finger salutes (present, singular) one-finger saluting (participle, present) one-finger saluted (participle, past) one-finger saluted (past)

Phrases

five-finger discount up yours V sign

Frequently Paired Words

two-finger salute five-finger discount up yours V sign

Synonyms

single-digit salute single-fingered salute Jersey salute give the finger flick off flip the bird

Questions

What does one-finger salute mean?: The obscene gesture made by holding only the middle finger of a hand erect while the rest of the fingers are in a fist.

How to pronounce one-finger salute

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “one-finger salute”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “one-finger salute”.
Repeat and practice — Say “one-finger salute” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.