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
Lavrentiy-Russian
Philander-English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Ernestineer-nes-TEE-nə (German), UR-nəs-teen (English)French, German, English
Farida-Arabic
MargeMAHRJEnglish
Kalypso-Greek Mythology