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the finger
the finger
An obscene gesture in which the middle finger is extended upright and shown to another person to convey frustration, anger, contempt, etc. I can't believe that other driver just gave me the finger when I clearly signaled that I was changing lanes! What a jerk!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Amadi (1) | | - | Western African, Igbo |
Cortney | | ['kɔ:tni] | |
Filomena | | fee-lo-ME-nah (Italian) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch |
Wilkin | | - | Medieval English |
Hillel | | - | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Teofil | | te-AW-feel | Polish |