middle finger

noun

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

Examples of middle finger in a Sentence

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The toddler kept covering her face with her hands in a specific way, with her middle finger over her eye and her index finger across her forehead. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 With the other hand, pinch the pill between your index finger and thumb and use your middle finger to press down on the cat’s chin, opening her mouth wide. Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025 In a clip circulating online, Wallen flips off the shirt with a pair of middle fingers. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025 Queen Bobbi was the one who taught me — along with an entire generation of young women — to use the weaker middle finger when applying products around the eyes, emphasizing how delicate that skin is. Megan McCarty, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 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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