finger-popping

adjective

Characterized by a strong or lively beat.

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Meanings

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

comparative more finger-popping · superlative most finger-popping

  1. figurativelyjazzentertainmentCharacterized by a strong or lively beat.
nounfinger-popping (countable and uncountable, plural finger-poppings)

plural finger-poppings

  1. countableuncountablejazzentertainmentThe 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
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of finger-pop
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APA

finger-popping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger-popping

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger-popping,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger-popping.

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