flip the bird:

To make a contemptuous gesture by raising the middle-finger on a closed fist. This gesture means: Up yours! Take it in the ass! Sometimes accomplanied by the phrases: ' Sit on it and spin ' ( Pontiac Moon . 1994) or: ' Sit on it and rotate ' ( Down Periscope . 1998).
Synonyms: give-someone-the-finger ; throw-a-bird ; the bird ; big-bird .
See also: digitus-infamis ; fig ; fico .

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