Where does the phrase "flipping the bird" come from?(Folklore/proverbial expressions)
The following, from Eric Partridge's "Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English," may be relevant although it makes no mention of the hand gesture. To give someone the bird is "to dismiss [him], send him about his business . . . late C. 19-20. [From] the theatre . . . In Australia, 'give the bird' is to treat with derision: from before 1916." In obsolete theatrical usage (Partridge gives a date of 1883), "the bird" is defined as "a hissing of an actor," from the sound made by geese.
Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick were on the cover of Sports Illustrated 8/7/72. The cover photo shows Csokna discretely flipping the bird.
Some basic checking shows that this surname seems to have some British Cornish origin. Also, in mythology, it seems to derive from the Greek (winged lion with bird beak).
The surname Fowler has been traced back to English and Scottish origin, and is linguistically derived from fugelere, a classification of "bird-catcher".
Fowler is an English and/or Scots surname with a linguistic origin in the Old English fugelere, indicative of a person occupied as a bird-catcher
It paid better then flipping hamburgers.
The same reason Americans do. Because it's only one finger (the middle finger) used when flipping the bird.
From what I understand, this is "flipping the bird".
Bam's Unholy Union - 2007 Flipping the Christmas Bird - 1.5 was released on: USA: 27 February 2007
Wing flipping can mean or be done for a number of reasons. Birds of all species use it to fluff the feathers up or to get them to lay just right. It can be used to get attention or to emphasize a need. (Bird body language). Flipping the wings can also mean the bird is in some kind of distress.
Bam's Unholy Union - 2007 Flipping the Christmas Bird 1-5 was released on: USA: 27 February 2007
"Flipping the bird" is an expression that uses the word 'bird.' Another expression that uses the word is "killing two birds with one stone."
Linguistically, the name is English, but in a specific instance it could be a translation from bird in another language.
Origin: Latin Meaning: Bird
The most offensive has always been the 'okay' symbol we use in most of the world, but it is offered up usually with the back of the hand toward the one to whom you are being hostile. It has a similar connotation to 'flipping the bird' in English, but it refers to the a-hole... In recent years, with the anglicizing of the world, flipping the bird is also offensive there.
The bird ( flipping someone off) is the word (F**k)The bird(fixed wing or more often rotary aircraft) is the final word in a situation. Close air support will save you and/or turn the battle your way or a Medivac will save your life.
Happy as a jay bird actually!!
A Keskidee is a common West Indian bird.