finger-wag
English
Alternative forms
- finger wag
- fingerwag
Verb
finger-wag (third-person singular simple present finger-wags, present participle finger-wagging, simple past and past participle finger-wagged)
- To move the index finger horizontally back and forth, as to say no or reject something.
- To move the index finger repeatedly up and down, as to threaten or reprimand someone.
- 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 246:
- For these and other reasons, I disagree with reecent critiques of the film, such as Matt Novak's finger-wagging thinkpiece, "Idiocracy Is a Cruel Movie and You Should Be Ashamed for Liking It." (2014)
Translations
to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something
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to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone
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Noun
finger-wag (plural finger-wags)
- The movement of the index finger horizontally back and forth, as to say no or reject something.
- The movement of the index finger repeatedly up and down, as to threaten or reprimand someone.
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