Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the bird

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
give the bird
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To boo and jeer (at someone), especially to express displeasure at a performer.

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What does give the bird mean?
Synonym of flip the bird.

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