The bird. The manual fuck you. The middle finger of derision, hate and discontent. Normally used in the same manner as "flipping the bird," in this instance styled "hoisting the happy finger."
Malcolm hoisted the happy finger at the cops, who promptly beat him senseless with their batons. Gennifer flipped a happy finger at her mother, who grounded her until her 21st birthday.
by Zazbek December 31, 2012