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  1. the fingernoun

    An obscene gesture, typically consisting of extending the middle finger at somebody.

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  1. The finger

    In Western culture, "the finger", or the middle finger (as in giving someone the (middle) finger, the bird or flipping someone off) is an obscene hand gesture. The gesture communicates moderate to extreme contempt, and is roughly equivalent in meaning to "fuck you", "fuck me", "shove it up your ass/arse", "up yours" or "go fuck yourself". It is performed by showing the back of a hand that has only the middle finger extended upwards, though in some locales, the thumb is extended. Extending the finger is considered a symbol of contempt in several cultures, especially in the Western world. Many cultures use similar gestures to display their disrespect, although others use it to express pointing without intentional disrespect. The gesture is usually used to express contempt but can also be used humorously or playfully. The gesture dates back to ancient Greece and it was also used in ancient Rome. Historically, it represented the phallus. In the early 1800s, it gained increasing recognition as a sign of disrespect and was used by music artists (notably more common among actors, celebrities, athletes and politicians; most still view the gesture as obscene). In more contemporary periods, the bent index and ring fingers on each side of the middle finger have been likened to represent the testes.

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  1. The Finger

    The Finger was a hardcore punk band, formed by Ryan Adams and Jesse Malin, under the pseudonyms "Warren Peace" and "Irving Plaza" respectively. The name derived from notorious early/mid-1990s Raleigh, North Carolina rock band Finger, of which Adams was a big fan. This light-hearted project allowed both artists to return to their punk backgrounds. They began by releasing two EPs: We Are Fuck You and Punk's Dead Let's Fuck which were later collected to form the album We Are Fuck You, released in 2003.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of the finger in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of the finger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of the finger in a Sentence

  1. Ben Carson:

    That's the kind of person you want to have their finger on the button. communicating has not been a problem when I actually get in front of an audience.

  2. Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra:

    He couldn't put his finger on it, but there was something about the staircase that bothered him.

  3. Mark Hendricks:

    We can also do home sleep tests as well. Typically it is a small portable device where the patient has a sensor under the nose and on the finger to monitor air flow.

  4. Joe Chenelly:

    His fingers were like two finger holes in the blade and lunged at the congressman. And Congressman Zeldin blocked the first lunge. And then as he tried to lunge again, I grabbed him from behind and tackled him down to the ground and held him on the ground.

  5. Juli Briskman on Tuesday:

    My finger said what I was feeling, i'm angry and I'm frustrated.

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