middle finger

noun

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

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At one point in the series, Thing gives a character the middle finger. Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025 Noname has referred to this book club as a middle finger to Amazon and to the FBI’s historical targeting of independent Black bookstores — this global community is rooted in its abolition work. Essence, 5 Aug. 2025 But if this is a strategy to give the middle fingers up to those of us who are quote, unquote, woke, message received. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025 More news: Veteran Pitcher Announces Sudden Retirement From Baseball Milwaukee's starting catcher, William Contreras, has been attempting to play through a fractured middle finger on his left (catching) hand. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 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 20 Aug. 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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