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Hunter Goodman left with a laceration on his right middle finger after he was hit by a Vásquez pitch leading off the sixth.—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 Manager Warren Schaeffer said that although Goodman suffered a laceration to the right middle finger, X-rays were negative.—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 Another frequent speaker gave Walters the middle finger during his turn at the lectern and sometimes cursed during remarks.—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 7 Apr. 2026 Ebert then allegedly gave him the middle finger and narrowly missed hitting him with the vehicle.—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle finger
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of middle finger was
before the 12th century