bird
- noun
- /bɜrd/
- Informal
- Maybe we'll call up Gloria and give her the bird, okay?
- flip the bird
- give the bird
- throw the bird
It was just like, look straight ahead, give them the bird.
- It was just like, look straight ahead, give them the bird.
- But he flicked him off, gave him the bird and the guy shot in the car and his wife got hit in the head died.
- You know who flipped the bird to your your boy Trudeau.
- Dad Defiant tweeted this and it's a meme of Baby Yoda flipping the bird and it says the tolerant left.
Examples
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Calling someone a bird brain is the height of wit.
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Did he just give our bird the bird?
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I'm giving you the bird.
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I'm flipping you the bird in here right now.
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I stuck my tongue out at him and flipped him the bird.
Fiction book (2001) -
The boy on the tracks flipped us the bird and jumped out of sight.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ashley flips him the bird and burns rubber.
Fiction book (2002) -
Across the street, a dour-faced man in a business suit flipped me the bird.
Fiction book (1997) -
Then pulled away from him, twisting in our seats, some of the youngsters flashing the bird.
Fiction book (1997) -
The audience showed their disapproval by giving the performer the bird after his poor act.
Synonyms
A loud sound people make to show they do not like something
A sharp, high sound like a snake or from people showing disapproval
A rude sound made by blowing air through the lips to show dislike
A loud shout from people showing anger or disapproval
A loud, playful noise that people make to tease someone
A sound made to make fun of someone, like a raspberry
A rude loud sound made by blowing through closed lips to show you do not like something
Idioms
Compounds
- Australian
A brightly colored bird from New Guinea with showy feathers and a special mating dance
Large tropical seabird with long wings and a forked tail that often steals food from other birds while flying
- Indian
A tropical bird from Asia that copies human speech and is often kept as a pet
- Specialized
A dinosaur that eats meat and has short front legs and strong back legs for running
A mostly white tropical bird with webbed feet and long tail feathers that lives at sea
- Specialized
A small wingless insect that lives on birds and bites their skin or feathers
- Archaic
A large bird from Southeast Asia that people keep for bright feathers and beauty
A climbing plant with dense groups of purple-blue flowers often found in fields and gardens
- Specialized
A long-winged night bird like a nightjar that eats insects in the air
- Specialized
A bird with a raised ridge on its breastbone that holds strong wing muscles
A small European tree with clusters of sweet-smelling white flowers and black fruit eaten by birds
- Specialized
A bird like a cuckoo or roadrunner with two toes pointing forward and two back for perching securely
- Specialized
A bird with long wings and weak feet that spends most of its time flying like swifts and hummingbirds
A small European tree that has groups of white flowers and small black fruit
A large sea bird with a long beak, very long wings, and a forked tail that flies over warm seas
- Australian
A bird with large feet that builds piles of dead plants to keep its eggs warm
- Australian
A large bird with big feet that builds mounds of dead plants to keep its eggs warm
How Derisive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bird meaning a boo or hiss (to 'give the bird') probably comes from audiences making a bird-like noise to show dislike, so 'getting the bird' means being loudly booed by a crowd.