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  • 1give the bird — give (someone) the bird informal 1 or flip (someone) the bird US : to make an offensive gesture at someone by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers folded down He flipped them the bird. [=gave them the finger] 2 Brit …

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  • 2give the bird — flip/give (someone) the bird American & Australian, very informal to make a very impolite sign by raising your middle finger towards someone in order to show that you are angry with them. If he d shouted at me like that I d have flipped him the… …

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  • 3give someone the bird — phrase mainly american informal to hold up your middle finger as a very rude sign Thesaurus: to use a particular gesture to communicate somethinghyponym Main entry: bird * * * see flip someone the bird * * * gi …

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  • 4Give the bird — to ridicule (someone) …

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  • 5give the bird — Australian Slang to ridicule (someone) …

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  • 6give someone the bird — flip/give (someone) the bird American & Australian, very informal to make a very impolite sign by raising your middle finger towards someone in order to show that you are angry with them. If he d shouted at me like that I d have flipped him the… …

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  • 7The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage — is Tale 23 of the Grimm s Fairy Tales Synopsis Once upon a time, the Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage lived happily together. The Bird brings home wood from the forest; the Mouse delivers water , makes the cooking fire, lays the table; and the… …

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  • 8give someone the bird Brit. — give someone the bird Brit. informal boo or jeer at someone. → bird …

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  • 9The Bird (mascot) — This article is about the Air Force Academy mascot. For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). The Bird is the mascot of the United States Air Force Academy. The Bird is also the name of the bronze falcon statuette presented to distinguished… …

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  • 10give the finger — verb To make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards Syn: flick off, flip off, flip the bird …

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