word of finger

word of finger noun: interpersonal communication by digital media, especially using keyboard devices.

Noun

word of finger (uncountable)

(idiomatic) Interpersonal communication by digital media, especially using keyboard devices.
- We used to call it "word-of-mouth" but that is a bit old-fashioned; but you know what I mean. It gets around the community. / Alun Michael: Word of finger, perhaps! / Mr Murphy: The message gets around locally at ward level in local government terms, if you like2009 May 19, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee, Digital inclusion in Wales: thirteenth report of session 2008-09, page 84
- If you were a first-time visitor from Mars and you happened to drop into a marketing meeting somewhere in the United States, you might assume that marketing people do nothing but talk about "TGIF." That's Twitter, Google, the internet and Facebook. There's no question these four revolutionary...2009 November 9, Advertising Age

Word-of-mouth has now become word of finger.2009 November 9, Advertising Age:
Social media is the new word of mouth, only now, it is word of finger, and instantaneously can go worldwide.2010 February 2, “Tweeting With David Letterman”, in Greater Lansing Business Monthly:

By analogy with word of mouth.

What does word of finger mean?: Word of finger means interpersonal communication by digital media, especially using keyboard devices.
How do you use word of finger in a sentence?: Word-of-mouth has now become word of finger.
What part of speech is word of finger?: Word of finger is a noun.

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