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given the bird

given the bird is the past participle of give the bird.

Meaning of give the bird

Verb

give the bird (third-person singular simple present gives the bird, present participle giving the bird, simple past gave the bird, past participle given the bird)

  1. Synonym of flip the bird.
    • Keeping up foreign relations. You know, giving him the bird!1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Maverick (Tom Cruise)
    Synonyms:
    flip the bird
  2. (UK) To boo and jeer (at someone), especially to express displeasure at a performer.
    • The crowd was giving the bird to the warm-up act.

Questions about given the bird

What is given the bird the past participle of?
Given the bird is the past participle of give the bird.

Words near given the bird in the dictionary

  1. given something up as a bad job
  2. given suck
  3. given that
  4. given the ax
  5. given the axe
  6. given the bird
  7. given the devil his due
  8. given the dirts
  9. given the elbow
  10. given the finger
  11. given the floor

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