Phrase guide

flip off

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To make a rude or obscene gesture at someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Examples

  • Would you believe he flipped me off over that comment?
  • He was so pissed he flipped off the policeman.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flip, off.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 竖中指 (shù zhōngzhǐ) — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • Finnish: näyttää keskisormea — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • French: faire un doigt d'honneur — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • French: faire un bras d'honneur — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • German: den Stinkefinger zeigen — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • Russian: показа́ть оскорби́тельный жест (pokazátʹ oskorbítelʹnyj žest) — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • Russian: показа́ть сре́дний па́лец (pokazátʹ srédnij pálec) — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • Spanish: dar el dedo — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • Swedish: peka finger — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • Swedish: ge fingret — to make a rude or obscene gesture
  • Turkish: hareket çekmek — to make a rude or obscene gesture