give the finger

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English

Maddox giving the finger

Verb

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

  1. (usually transitive) To make an obscene gesture (towards someone) by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.
    Zelda gave Travis the finger after he cut her off in traffic.
  2. (intransitive) To make any sort of gesture extending one of the fingers above the others.

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