Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The point or end of the finger.
- n. That at which the finger is pointed.
Examples
“The workers would snicker and finger-point in a manner stereotypical of alpha males watching something that, in their estimation, is less than manly.”
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“AWESOME! he said with a finger-point and accompanying laughter.”
“And don't come back here again!" the gangly twentysomething white dude proclaimed with mock bravado and accompanying finger-point, occasioning another outburst of laughter from the bench a train-track over, which prompted him to do an inadvertent Beavis & Butt-head impression.”
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“That means bringing in a slew of free swinging hosts and talking heads who can bait, harangue, shout, and finger-point guests, each other, and spin the news in an in-your-face way to get the tongues wagging and the verbal fists flying.”
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“We can each find the issue that triggers our impulse to complain about President Obama and finger-point at Congress.”
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“Again, with the accusatory finger-point as accompaniment to his line.”
“Their response has been silence, indifference, to scream racism, or to finger-point the Bush Justice Department as mute and lax in prosecuting the pile of civil rights violations and voter intimidation cases against minorities.”
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“Smartly put together and with an obvious agenda to finger-point, embarrass and shame would we expect anything less from Oliver Stone?”
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“Many uncivil tongues were freed to spout hate and intolerance, to whine and finger-point when things did not go their way, to paint themselves as victims and to vilify and attack anyone that disagreed.”
“Because on that very date anytime someone saw something a little out of whack, they called, SMS'd, Instant Messaged, began to blog -- and no longer waited till they got to work or a cocktail party to make a finger-point known to pals.”
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