flip someone the bird

flip someone the bird
stick one's middle finger up at someone as a sign of contempt or anger, meaning 'fuck you'. Compare with give someone the finger in finger

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • flip someone off — (or flip someone the bird) US slang : to make an offensive gesture at someone by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers folded down angry drivers flipping each other the bird [=giving each other the bird/finger] • • •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flip the bird — flip/give (someone) the bird American & Australian, very informal to make a very impolite sign by raising your middle finger towards someone in order to show that you are angry with them. If he d shouted at me like that I d have flipped him the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • give the bird — give (someone) the bird informal 1 or flip (someone) the bird US : to make an offensive gesture at someone by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers folded down He flipped them the bird. [=gave them the finger] 2 Brit …   Useful english dictionary

  • give the bird — flip/give (someone) the bird American & Australian, very informal to make a very impolite sign by raising your middle finger towards someone in order to show that you are angry with them. If he d shouted at me like that I d have flipped him the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bird — [bʉrd] n. [ME bird, brid < OE bridd, bird, orig., young bird] 1. any of a class (Aves) of warmblooded, two legged, egg laying vertebrates with feathers and wings 2. a small game bird: distinguished from WATERFOWL 3. a clay pigeon in… …   English World dictionary

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