Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the finger

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
give the fin-ger
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make an obscene gesture (towards someone) by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.

Transitive verb

verb

To make any sort of gesture extending one of the fingers above the others.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives the finger (present, singular) giving the finger (participle, present) gave the finger (past) given the finger (participle, past) give the fingers (alternative, uncommon)

Phrases

one-finger salute two-finger salute V sign

Frequently Paired Words

one-finger salute two-finger salute V sign

Synonyms

flick off flip off flip the bird

Questions

What does give the finger mean?
To make an obscene gesture (towards someone) by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.

How to pronounce give the finger

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