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!
See also: finger

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eve[i:v]
Pranav-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
SoŇA-Czech, Slovak
Natali-Russian, Ukrainian
NoemÍno-e-MEE (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Dagfinn-Norwegian, Danish