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Flipping the bird

Posted by ESC on January 08, 2002 at

In Reply to: Phrase origin posted by Raquel on January 08, 2002

: Where does the phrase "flipping someone the bird" come from?

I couldn't find anything on the use of "bird" for finger in this phrase.

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