| 单词 | one-finger salute |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone-finger salute one-finger salute n. slang (originally U.S.) a gesture made with the middle finger raised as an offensive sign of contempt (also figurative); cf. finger n. Phrases 4t(a)(iii). ΚΠ 1939 W. Saroyan Time of your Life i. 21 He..gives Nick a one-finger salute of adieu, and begins to leave, refreshed and restored in spirit. 1951 J. Jones From Here to Eternity l. 761 The troops..gave them back the old one-finger salute of the clenched fist jabbing the stiff middle finger into the air... This..meant ‘Fuck you!’ 1966 F. C. Elkins Heart of Man (1973) 17 We have a picture of the Russian tail gunner, camera in hand, giving one of our F-8 pilots the international one-finger salute, the bird. 1996 Denver Post 16 June d17/4 As tempting as it may have been for Patrick Roy to give Mario Tremblay a one-finger salute.., Roy settled for something a bit less obscene. < as lemmas |
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