Middle finger
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| Middle finger | |
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| 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 |
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The middle finger, long finger, second finger,[1][2] third finger,[3] tall finger or tall man[citation needed] is the third digit of the human hand, typically located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is typically the longest digit. In anatomy, it is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius or digitus III.
Overview
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, due to its resemblance of an erect penis.[4][5] It is known, colloquially, as "flipping the bird",[6] "flipping (someone) off", or "giving (someone) the finger".
The middle finger is often used for finger snapping together with the thumb.[7]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."middle finger". www.vocabulary.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."middle finger". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."third finger". Medical Dictionary. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."When did the middle finger become offensive?". BBC News. 6 February 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The shock index: is giving the finger still offensive?". The Guardian. 22 February 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jason Joseph, Rick Joseph (2007). 101 Ways to Flip the Bird. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-2681-2.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Acharya, Raghav; Challita, Elio J.; Ilton, Mark; Saad Bhamla, M. (November 2021). "The ultrafast snap of a finger is mediated by skin friction". Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 18 (184). doi:10.1098/rsif.2021.0672. PMC 8596009. PMID 34784775.
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