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The middle finger, long finger, second finger, third finger, toll finger or tall man is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typically the longest digit. In anatomy, it is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius or digitus III.
In Western culture, "the finger", or the middle finger (as in giving someone the (middle) finger, flipping the bird or flipping someone off) also represented as "🖕" 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 ...
Jan 22, 2024 · Naughty Grecians likely developed the phallic gesture around 2,500 years ago to offend each other. Here’s how the middle finger became the most obscene digit.
Culture. The Middle Finger: A Brief History. Last night, Anthony Weiner ended his disastrous run for mayor with a crude gesture at a reporter. The middle finger has a surprisingly complex...
May 10, 2024 · The meaning of MIDDLE FINGER is the midmost of the five digits of the hand.
Sep 29, 1999 · Published Sept. 29, 1999. Updated June 20, 2022. Image courtesy of Shutterstock. Claim: The 'middle finger salute' is derived from the defiant gestures of English archers whose fingers had been...
Jan 22, 2024 · January 22, 2024 at 11:01 a.m. By Scottie Andrew | CNN. If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks...
