one-finger salute

The "one-finger salute" is a common obscene gesture used to express strong feelings of contempt or anger.

Definition

B2General

(informal, slang)A rude hand gesture where the middle finger is raised while the other fingers are in a fist, used to show anger or disrespect.

Example

He gave the driver a one-finger salute after being cut off in traffic.
She responded to the insult with a quick one-finger salute.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "one-finger salute":

give the finger middle finger thumb one's nose flip the bird first finger big finger raised fist fat finger long finger