middle finger
mid·dle fin·ger
M m Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mid-l fing-ger]
- /ˈmɪd l ˈfɪŋ gər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mid-l fing-ger]
- /ˈmɪd l ˈfɪŋ gər/
Definitions of middle finger words
- noun middle finger the finger between the forefinger and the third finger. 1
- noun middle finger longest finger 1
- noun middle finger the finger on the hand which is usually the longest and is between the index finger and the ring finger 0
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Origin of middle finger
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English
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Parts of speech for Middle finger
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
middle finger popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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