finger-points

Verb

finger-point (third-person singular simple present finger-points, present participle finger-pointing, simple past and past participle finger-pointed)

1. (intransitive) To point with a finger (at someone or something).
   • He was encouraged to finger-point at words while reading.1975, Eleanor Frances Brown, “Case Studies”, in Bibliotherapy and Its Widening Applications, Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 374
2. (figuratively, informal, intransitive) To assign blame (to) or accuse (someone or something).
   • As the family crumbles, society finger-points: “First, it was teachers and schools; it must be their fault. Then single mothers; it must be their fault. Now, we’re moving on to fathers,” [Richard] Louv writes.1993 June 17, Beverly Beyette, “In Your (Celebrity) Dreams”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025