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middle finger

noun

: the long finger that is the middle one of the five fingers of the hand

Full Definition of MIDDLE FINGER

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

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before 12th century

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noun

: the long finger that is the middle one of the five fingers of the hand

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noun

: the midmost of the five digits of the hand

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