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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoot a bird

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
shoot a bird
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, a, bird.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shoots a bird (present, singular) shooting a bird (participle, present) shot a bird (participle, past) shot a bird (past)

Questions

What does shoot a bird mean?
To make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.

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