middle finger

noun

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

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Death’s appearance was Perkins’ final middle finger of sorts to any sense of realism or reality. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025 That put Lopez halfway to the four-peat after a crown at 126 last year, despite wrestling this weekend with a ruptured tendon in his right middle finger. The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025 The viral video shows an AI rendering of the actress donning a T-shirt featuring a hand giving the middle finger. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025 Scarlett Johansson is calling on the U.S. to outlaw misuse of AI after a deepfake video of her and other Jewish celebrities giving Kanye West, who is now officially known as Ye, a middle finger went viral on Instagram. Angrej Singh, Axios, 12 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 12 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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