flip (someone) the bird

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phrase (1)

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

give (someone) the bird

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phrase (2)

informal

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or flip (someone) the bird US : to make an offensive gesture at someone by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers folded down

He flipped them the bird.

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British : to loudly shout at, laugh at, or boo someone (such as a performer) in order to show disapproval

The audience gave him the bird.

Examples of flip (someone) the bird in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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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. — 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