middle finger

noun

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

Examples of middle finger in a Sentence

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Jones was seen in a video posted to social media flipping the middle finger to fans below him. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones was seen on a viral social media video giving a middle finger from his owners box suite to fans sitting below. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2025 Not long after, a large pickup truck known to the group rolled by, its horn blaring at the patrollers as the driver flashed his middle finger. Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 During the game, Jones was caught on camera giving the middle finger to Jets fans. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 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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