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finger-popping

finger-popping adjective: characterized by a strong or lively beat. Also the present participle and gerund of finger-pop.

Adjective

finger-popping (comparative more finger-popping, superlative most finger-popping)

  1. (figuratively, jazz) Characterized by a strong or lively beat.

Noun

finger-popping (countable and uncountable, plural finger-poppings)

  1. (jazz) The act or practice of clicking one's fingers in time to mark a beat.
    • finger poppings and rhythmic hand slappings, perhaps with West African origins, that could take several minutes to complete and a good deal longer when two groups of blacks met.1973, Khymme Kyongae (publisher), Black Times, volumes 3-4, page 12

Also used as

finger-popping is also the present participle and gerund of finger-pop.

Forms of finger-popping

Adjective
comparativemore finger-popping
superlativemost finger-popping
Noun
pluralfinger-poppings

Questions about finger-popping

What does finger-popping mean?
Finger-popping means characterized by a strong or lively beat.
What part of speech is finger-popping?
Finger-popping can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near finger-popping in the dictionary

  1. finger-pointy
  2. finger-pop
  3. finger-popped
  4. finger-popper
  5. finger-poppers
  6. finger-popping
  7. finger-poppings
  8. finger-pops
  9. finger-post
  10. finger-posts
  11. finger-print

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