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fingy

/ˈfɪn.d͡ʒi/

fingy noun: synonym of FNG (“fucking new guy”). Also the alternative spelling of fingie.

Noun

fingy (plural fingies)

  1. (slang, Antarctica or US) Synonym of FNG (“fucking new guy”).
    • Americans, for example, call newcomers to Antarctica “fingies”, which comes from FNGs – a borrowed military abbreviation that means “Fucking New Guy”.2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    FNG

Also used as

fingy is also the alternative spelling of fingie.

Synonyms of fingy

Forms of fingy

pluralfingies

Origin of fingy

From FNG + -y.

Clipping of finger + -y.

Words that rhyme with fingy

Questions about fingy

What does fingy mean?
Fingy means synonym of FNG (“fucking new guy”).
What part of speech is fingy?
Fingy is a noun.
How do you pronounce fingy?
Fingy is pronounced /ˈfɪn.d͡ʒi/.
What is the plural of fingy?
The plural of fingy is fingies.

Words near fingy in the dictionary

  1. fingolimods
  2. Fingon
  3. fingos
  4. fingrigo
  5. fings
  6. fingy
  7. fini
  8. fini flight
  9. finial
  10. finialed
  11. finialled

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