give the bird

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English

Verb

give the bird (third-person singular simple present gives the bird, present participle giving the bird, simple past gave the bird, past participle given the bird)

  1. Synonym of flip the bird
    • 1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Maverick (Tom Cruise):
      Keeping up foreign relations. You know, giving him the bird!
  2. (UK) To boo and jeer (at someone), especially to express displeasure at a performer.
    The crowd was giving the bird to the warm-up act.