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- give (someone) the fig
give (someone) the fig
give (someone) the fig
To insult another person, typically with a rude gesture called the "fig" or "fico" (in which someone puts the thumb between the first two fingers or in the mouth). What are you giving me the fig for, I didn't even say anything insulting!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Jerk | | - | Swedish |
| Mahsa | | - | Persian |
| Chinyere | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| Oved | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Madeleine | | ma-də-LEN (French), mad-LEN (French), MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English) | French, English, Swedish |
| Maata | | - | Maori |