In Western culture, the finger (as in giving someone the finger or
the bird[1]), also known as the finger wave, the middle finger, flipping
someone off,[1] flipping the bird, shooting the bird, the rude finger or the
one finger salute is an obscene hand gesture, roughly equivalent in meaning to
"fuck off", "fuck you" or "shove it up your ass."
It is performed by showing the back of a closed fist that has only the middle
finger extended upwards, though in some locales the thumb is also extended.
Extending the finger is considered a universal symbol of contempt in several
cultures, especially Western cultures. Many cultures do use similar gestures to
display their disrespect, though others use it to express pointing with no
intentional disrespect toward other cultures.
The gesture dates back to Ancient Greece and was also used in
Ancient Rome. Historically, it represented the phallus. In some modern
cultures, it has gained increasing acceptance as a sign of disrespect, and has
been used by music artists, athletes, and politicians. Many still view the
gesture as obscene.
The middle finger gesture was used in Ancient Greece as a symbol
of anal intercourse, in a manner meant to degrade, intimidate and threaten the
individual receiving the gesture. It also represented the phallus, with the
fingers next to the middle finger representing testicles; from its close
association, the gesture may have assumed apotropaic potency. In the
1st-century Mediterranean world, extending the finger was one of many methods
used to divert the ever-present threat of the evil eye.
The Cynic philosopher Diogenes, pictured by Gérôme with the large
jar in which he lived; when strangers at the inn were expressing their wish to
catch sight of the great orator Demosthenes, Diogenes is said to have stuck out
his middle finger and exclaimed "this, for you, is the demagogue of the
Athenians"
In Greek the gesture was known as the katapugon (κατάπυγον, from kata - κατά, "downwards" and pugē - πυγή, "rump, buttocks"). In
ancient Greek comedy, the finger was a gesture of insult toward another person,
with the term katapugon also referring to "a male who submits to anal
penetration" or katapugaina to a female. In Aristophanes' comedy The
Clouds (423 BC), when the character Socrates is quizzing his student on poetic
meters, Strepsiades declares that he knows quite well what a dactyl is, and
gives the finger. The gesture is a visual pun on the two meanings of the Greek
word dactylos, both "finger" and the rhythmic measure composed of a
long syllable and two short, like the joints of a finger (— ‿ ‿, which also appears as a visual pun on the penis and testicles in
a medieval Latin text). Socrates reacts to the gesture as boorish and childish.
The gesture recurs as a form of mockery in Peace, alongside farting in someone's face, the usage is later explained in the Suda and
included in the Adagia of Erasmus.The verb "to play the Siphnian"
appears in a fragment of Aristophanes and has a similar meaning; the usage is
once again explained in the Suda, where it is said to mean "to touch the
anus with a finger". Diogenes Laertius records how the Cynic philosopher
Diogenes directed the gesture at the orator Demosthenes in 4th-century BC
Athens. In the Discourses of Epictetus, Diogenes' target is instead one of the
sophists.
In Latin, the middle finger was the digitus impudicus, meaning the
"shameless, indecent or offensive finger". In the 1st century AD,
Persius had superstitious female relatives concoct a charm with the
"infamous finger" (digitus infamis) and "purifying spit";
while in the Satyricon, an old woman uses dust, spit and her middle finger to
mark the forehead before casting a spell. The poet Martial has a character in
good health extend "the indecent one" toward three doctors. In
another epigram, Martial wrote: "Laugh loud, Sextillus, at whoever calls
you a cinaedus and extend your middle finger."Juvenal, through synecdoche,
has the "middle nail" cocked at threatening Fortuna. The indecent
finger features again in a mocking context in the Priapeia, a collection of
poems relating to the phallic god Priapus. In Late Antiquity, the term
"shameless finger" is explained in the Etymologiae of Isidore of
Seville with reference to its frequent use when accusing someone of a
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