flip the bird: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    North American EnglishBritish EnglishcolloquialidiomaticvulgarMachine
    • To make an obscene hand gesture at someone by extending the middle finger as an expression of contempt or defiance.

    Examples

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    • When the driver cut him off, Mike didn’t hesitate to flip the bird in frustration.

      Cuando el conductor lo cerró, Mike no dudó en hacer la señal obscena en señal de frustración.

    • If you flip the bird at the referee again, you might get ejected from the game.

      Si vuelves a hacer la señal obscena al árbitro, podrías ser expulsado del juego.

    • She flipped the bird at the rude pedestrian who bumped into her without apologizing.

      Ella hizo la señal obscena al peatón grosero que la chocó sin disculparse.

  • 2.

    All varieties of EnglishneutralliteralMachine
    • To cause a bird to turn over or to flip a bird physically.

    Examples

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    • The falcon trainer carefully flipped the bird mid-air during the demonstration.

      El entrenador de halcones volteó al ave en el aire durante la demostración.

    • Have you ever flipped the bird during a birdwatching session to observe its flight patterns?

      ¿Alguna vez has volteado a un pájaro durante una sesión de observación para estudiar sus patrones de vuelo?

    • The zookeeper flipped the bird gently to check its wings for any injuries.

      El cuidador volteó suavemente al pájaro para revisar sus alas en busca de lesiones.

    • During training, they flipped the bird multiple times to teach it how to land properly.

      Durante el entrenamiento, voltearon al pájaro varias veces para enseñarle a aterrizar correctamente.

Examples:

  • EN: They wanna flip the bird at God or something.
    ES: Quieren insultar a Dios o algo.
  • EN: ♪ Gonna flip the bird to lousy kids' TV ♪
    ES: *Voy a enseñar el dedo medio a la pésima televisión para niños*
  • EN: SO, what's your favorite way to flip the bird?
    HI: तो पक्षी को भरने का आपका पसंदीदा तरीका क्या है?
  • EN: If we weren't meant to flip the bird, god would have only given us 4 fingers!
    HI: अगर non veg बुरा होता तो ईश्वर हमे सिर्फ शाकाहारी खाने के लिए बनाया होता !
  • EN: OH SO MANY TIMES have I wanted to flip the bird.
    HI: कितनी बार मेरी इच्छाएं हुई चूर-चूर।
  • EN: I was waiting for it to flip the bird on the way out
    HI: हूँ इंतज़ार में मै पथ में फूल बिछाकर
  • EN: Figuring out how to flip the bird in GTA
    HI: आटा में पोल्टे को कैसे फ्राइंग करें
  • EN: ♪ Hit the town, flip the bird ♪
    ID: ♪ Hit the town, flip the bird ♪
    ID: ♪ Hit the town, flip the bird ♪
  • EN: Ajar, flip the bird!
    ID: Ajar, miringkan burungnya.
  • EN: Some people probably even flip the bird and spit on us.
    ID: Beberapa orang bahkan mungkin akan menghina dan meludahi kami.
  • EN: Sometimes, we would just spend the whole day sitting on opposite ends of the couch in complete silence, and every now and then, just flip the bird at each other.
    ID: Terkadang, seharian penuh kami duduk berseberangan di ujung sofa, berdiam-diaman, dan sesekali, saling mengacungkan jari tengah.

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