middle finger

noun

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

Examples of middle finger in a Sentence

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Terance Mann, who fractured the middle finger on his left hand in Tuesday’s game, will have surgery Thursday and will miss at least three weeks. Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 5 Dec. 2024 Not that Morgan—who once put up a billboard of himself flipping the middle finger—cares what other lawyers think. Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Trump was elected as a giant middle finger to the system. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 20 Nov. 2024 Press the tips of your index and middle fingers over one or more of the following arteries: The radial artery can be felt on the front (inside) of each wrist on the thumb side. Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024 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 15 Dec. 2024.

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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