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
LyovLYOFRussian
Donka-Bulgarian
Algy
EdisonED-i-sənEnglish
Estela-Portuguese, Spanish
Anika (1)AH-nee-kah (German)German, Dutch, Danish, Slovene