Meaning

2 senses

  1. (ambitransitive, colloquial, idiomatic)To make a rude or obscene gesture (at somebody); particularly, to extend the middle finger.

    I accidentally bumped into him, and he flipped me the bird.

    den Stinkefinger zeigen, den Mittelfinger zeigen

    показа́ть сре́дний па́лецpokazátʹ srédnij pálec

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flip, bird.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. I flipped him the bird.

    ruЯ показал ему средний палец. — Karok

    deIch zeigte ihm den Stinkefinger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
to make a rude or obscene gesture, particularly with the middle finger:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make a rude or obscene gesture, particularly with the middle finger:

Origin

Possibly from the resemblance to the sign for flamingo in American Sign Language.

Possibly from the resemblance to the sign for flamingo in American Sign Language.

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Forms

flips the bird, flipping the bird, flipped the bird, flipped the bird
Base formflip the bird · to flip the bird
3rd person singularflips the bird
Present participleflipping the bird
Past simpleflipped the bird
Past participleflipped the bird

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyflip the bird
he, she, itflips the bird

Past simpleLesson

all personsflipped the bird

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave flipped the bird
he, she, ithas flipped the bird

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill flip the bird

Synonyms

3 synonyms
flip offgive the fingergive the bird

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flipB2flippantflipperflipping
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