Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave the finger

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
gave the fin-ger
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gave the finger mean?
simple past of give the finger

How to pronounce gave the finger

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