Trudeau salute

noun

The finger (an obscene gesture).

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Trudeau salute.”

Similar
flip offflick offgive the fingergive the middle fingergive the one finger salute
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Meanings

Trudeau salute1

nounTrudeau salute (plural Trudeau salutes)

plural Trudeau salutes · alternative Pierre Trudeau salute · alternative Pierre Trudeau Salute · alternative Trudeau Salute

  1. CanadaeuphemisticThe finger (an obscene gesture).

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Trudeau salute.

    Synonyms: flip off, flick off, give the finger, give the middle finger, give the one finger salute

Trudeau Salute2

nounTrudeau Salute (plural Trudeau Salutes)

plural Trudeau Salutes

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Trudeau salute.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe finger (an obscene gesture).

Similar
flip offflick offgive the fingergive the middle fingergive the one finger salute
Also see
the finger

Origin

After former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, who made memorable use of the gesture.

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APA

Trudeau salute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trudeau%20salute

MLA

“Trudeau salute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trudeau%20salute. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Trudeau salute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Trudeau%20salute.

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