Middle finger

Middle finger
Middle finger
Latin	digitus medius

Fingers
Thumb · Index · Middle · Ring · Little

The middle finger (also the long finger, or bird finger and usually the longest finger) is the third digit of the human hand, located between the index finger and the ring finger. It is also called the third finger, digitus medius, digitus tertius, "digitus infamous", or digitus III in anatomy.

In many Western countries extending only the middle finger and sometimes along with the thumb of the same hand is an offensive and obscene gesture, colloquially known as "flipping a bird" or "Flipping someone off." In some cultures the middle finger is used as an index to point things out.

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