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Mittelfinger — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • middle finger noun An offensive hand gesture made by raising the middle finger with the other fingers folded down, used to express contempt or defiance.

Senses

Mittelfinger is used for these senses in English:

  • middle finger The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.
  • middle finger An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.

middle finger — full definition

  1. noun An offensive hand gesture made by raising the middle finger with the other fingers folded down, used to express contempt or defiance.
  2. noun The longest finger of the hand, lying between the index finger and the ring finger.
  3. noun A deliberate act of defiance or rejection aimed at an authority or convention.

Related German words