fingerpick

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UK/ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpɪk/

noun

A type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the fingers and thumb.

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Meanings

nounfingerpick (plural fingerpicks)

plural fingerpicks · alternative finger pick

  1. A type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the fingers and thumb.
verbfingerpick (third-person singular simple present fingerpicks, present participle fingerpicking, simple past and past participle fingerpicked)

present singular third person fingerpicks · participle present fingerpicking · participle past fingerpicked · past fingerpicked

  1. intransitiveentertainmentTo play a stringed instrument by plucking individual strings with the fingers.

Origin

From finger + pick.

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Cite this entry
APA

fingerpick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerpick

MLA

“fingerpick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerpick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fingerpick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerpick.

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