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Giving someone the finger, also known as flipping the bird or flipping someone off, is an obscene hand gesture. The gesture communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly equivalent in mean
An example of "giving the middle finger"
The Cynic philosopher Diogenes, pictured by Gérôme with the large jar in which he lived; when strangers at the inn were expressing their wish to catch sight of the great orator Demosthenes, Diogenes is said to have stuck out his middle finger and exclaimed "This, for you, is the demagogue of the Athenians."
Boston Braves baseball pitcher Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn pictured giving the finger to the cameraman, 1886. First known photograph of the gesture.
Ukrainian postage stamp featuring a Ukrainian soldier in battle dress flipping off the Moskva
Middle finger
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The middle finger, long finger, second finger, third finger, tall finger or tall man is the third digit of the human hand, typically located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typical
The finger
…fuck you", "fuck off", "go fuck yourself", "shove it up your ass/arse" or "up yours". It is performed by showing the back of a hand that has only the middle finger extended upwards, though in some locales, the thumb is extended. Extending the finger is considered a symbol of contempt in several cultures, especially…
Middle finger of the left hand