shoot a bird

verb

To make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.

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Meanings

verbshoot a bird (third-person singular simple present shoots a bird, present participle shooting a bird, simple past and past participle shot a bird)

present singular third person shoots a bird · participle present shooting a bird · participle past shot a bird · past shot a bird

  1. intransitiveTo make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see shoot, a, bird.
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