give the bird

verb

Synonym of flip the bird.

“The crowd was giving the bird to the warm-up act.”

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Meanings

verbgive the bird (third-person singular simple present gives the bird, present participle giving the bird, simple past gave the bird, past participle given the bird)

present singular third person gives the bird · participle present giving the bird · past gave the bird · participle past given the bird

  1. Synonym of flip the bird.

    Keeping up foreign relations. You know, giving him the bird!

    1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., Top Gun (motion picture), spoken by Maverick (Tom Cruise)

    Synonyms: flip the bird

  2. UKTo boo and jeer (at someone), especially to express displeasure at a performer.

    The crowd was giving the bird to the warm-up act.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of flip the bird.

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flip the bird
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flip the bird
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give the bird,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20the%20bird.

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