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middle fingers

middle fingers is the plural of middle finger.

Meaning of middle finger

Noun

middle finger (plural middle fingers)

  1. The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.
  2. An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.
    • An Indiana man argues in a federal lawsuit filed last week that he had a First Amendment right to give the middle finger to a state trooper, and that his free speech was violated when the gesture earned him a ticket.2018 February 4, Jason Silverstein, “Giving Middle Finger to Police Is a First Amendment Right, Man Argues in Lawsuit Over Ticket”, in Newsweek
  3. (figuratively) An insult directed at someone.
    • Her whole way of being is a big middle finger to the other guy.2007, Dominique Paul, The Possibility of Fireflies, page 62

Questions about middle fingers

What is middle fingers the plural of?
Middle fingers is the plural of middle finger.

Words near middle fingers in the dictionary

  1. Middle European
  2. Middle European Time
  3. Middle Falbrook
  4. middle finger
  5. middle finger salute
  6. middle fingers
  7. Middle Flat
  8. middle for diddle
  9. Middle Francia
  10. Middle Franconia
  11. Middle French

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