make an obscene gesture

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• gesture — I UK [ˈdʒestʃə(r)] / US [ˈdʒestʃər] noun Word forms gesture : singular gesture plural gestures ** 1) a) [countable] a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture make a gesture: Ellen rose from the… …   English dictionary

• gesture — ges|ture1 [ dʒestʃər ] noun ** 1. ) count a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction: a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture make a gesture: Ellen rose from the table, and they made the gesture of rising too. obscene gesture: Maxham… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gesture — ges|ture1 W3 [ˈdʒestʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: gestura, from Latin gestus action, gesture , from gerere to bear ] 1.) [U and C] a movement of part of your body, especially your hands or head, to show what you mean or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gesture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement that expresses sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, expansive, expressive, extravagant, flamboyant, melodramatic, rhetorical, sweeping, theatrical …   Collocations dictionary

• give someone the finger — phrase to express anger at someone in a very rude way by holding up your longest finger towards them with your palm facing you Thesaurus: to use a particular gesture to communicate somethinghyponym to express angersynonym general words for… …   Useful english dictionary

• give the finger — verb To make an obscene gesture by closing the fist and extending the middle finger upwards Syn: flick off, flip off, flip the bird …   Wiktionary

• one finger salute — verb To give a one finger salute: to make an obscene gesture by holding only the middle finger of a hand erect while the rest of the fingers are in a fist. Ive one finger saluted life before. Syn: give the finger, flick off, flip t …   Wiktionary

• give the finger to —    to make an obscene gesture towards    The practice, of southern European origin, seems to be encroaching on the venerable Anglo Saxon two fingered message:     Goodbye, you ninny! she called, giving him the finger. (L. Thomas, 1994 a wife was… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• put/stick two fingers up at someone — Brit informal : to make an obscene gesture by holding up the index finger and the middle finger of one hand in the shape of a V while keeping the palm turned inward • • • Main Entry: ↑finger put/stick two fingers up at someone see ↑finger, 1 • •… …   Useful english dictionary

• Etiquette in Asia — In Asia, many points of good etiquette are derived from religious beliefs. This Kannon statue (known elsewhere as Kuan Yin) stands on Mt. Koya, Japan. As expectations regarding good manners differ from person to person and vary according to each… …   Wikipedia

• Types of gestures — Gestures are a form of body language or non verbal communication.Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one place to another, most gestures do not have invariable or universal meanings, having specific… …   Wikipedia