middle finger

noun

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

Examples of middle finger in a Sentence

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Some flashed their middle fingers at the Jewish pedestrians while children on their way home from local yeshivas watched from their school bus windows, the outlet reported. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025 Graffiti and middle fingers: Tesla Cybertrucks have become a political statement The comments are in reference to Musk's entrance into Washington as President Trump's second term is underway. Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025 That put the sophomore halfway to the four-peat after a crown at 126 last year, despite wrestling this weekend with a ruptured tendon in his right middle finger. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025 The video, which has been circulating on social media, opens with an A.I. version of Johansson, 40, wearing a white T-shirt featuring a hand and its middle finger extended. Lawrence Yee, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle finger

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of middle finger was before the 12th century

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“Middle finger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20finger. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

middle finger

noun
: the third finger of the hand if the thumb is counted as the first

Medical Definition

middle finger

noun
: the midmost of the five digits of the hand
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