middle finger

noun

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

Examples of middle finger in a Sentence

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Plus, now my middle finger looked like a periscope. Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025 These lobster-claw-like winter essentials keep your pinky, ring, and middle fingers grouped together, providing the warmth of a mitt. Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2025 His first few months as Chelsea’s head coach served as a proverbial middle finger to the suggestion — and bookies’ odds — that Enzo Maresca could be the first head coach to lose his job this season. Elias Burke, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 No one is hurt because of a joke about balls, but such jokes are still a middle finger to Musk’s intended audience of liberals and government workers. Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 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 24 Mar. 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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