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| Middle finger | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Artery | Proper palmar digital arteries, dorsal digital arteries |
| Vein | Palmar digital veins, dorsal digital veins |
| Nerve | Dorsal digital nerves of radial nerve, proper palmar digital nerves of median nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Digitus III manus, digitus medius manus, digitus tertius manus |
| TA98 | A01.1.00.055 |
| TA2 | 153 |
| FMA | 24947 |
| Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] | |
The middle finger, long finger, or tall finger is the third digit of the humanhand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typically the longest finger. In anatomy, it is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius or digitus III.
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In Western countries, extending the middle finger (either by itself, or along with the index finger in the United Kingdom: see V sign) is an offensive and obscene gesture, widely recognized as a form of insult. It is known, colloquially, as 'flipping the bird',[1] 'flipping (someone) off', or 'giving (someone) the finger').
The middle finger is often used for finger snapping together with the thumb.
References[edit]
- ^Jason Joseph, Rick Joseph (2007). 101 Ways to Flip the Bird. Broadway Books. ISBN978-0-7679-2681-2.
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History Of Middle Finger Gesture
Emoji Meaning
A middle finger emoji, used in some western cultures as a rude or insulting gesture. The back of the hand is shown with the middle finger raised.
Middle Finger was approved as part of Unicode 7.0 in 2014under the name “Reversed Hand with Middle Finger Extended”and added to Emoji 1.0 in 2015.
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- 🖕 Dito Medio
- 🖕 Flipping The Bird
- 🖕 Middle Finger
- 🖕 Rude Finger
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🖕 Middle Finger
Unicode Name
🖕 Reversed Hand with Middle Finger Extended
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The Middle Finger Meme
- :middle_finger:(Github, Slack, Emojipedia)
- :fu:(Github)
- :reversed_hand_with_middle_finger_extended:(Slack)
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- 🖕 Middle Finger Emoji Proposal:L2/12-275
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