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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 |
Lavrentiy | | - | Russian |
Philander | | - | English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
Ernestine | | er-nes-TEE-nə (German), UR-nəs-teen (English) | French, German, English |
Farida | | - | Arabic |
Marge | | MAHRJ | English |
Kalypso | | - | Greek Mythology |