flip (someone) the bird
idiom
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
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A little fast-forwarding shows Izzy handing the arm to Phinney, Phinney bending the fingers to flip the bird, and then the poor dumb kid goes and asks for more money.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020
In that respect, tearing it up in an adventure dress is the best way to flip the bird at the status quo.
—Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2020
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
As Mamaw, the family’s indomitable matriarch, Close gets to sniffle, weep, curse, flip the bird and spout tough-love bromides.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2020
In that respect, tearing it up in an adventure dress is the best way to flip the bird at the status quo.
—Alison Van Houten, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2020
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“Flip (someone) the bird.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20%28someone%29%20the%20bird. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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