one-fingeradj.

Brit.

/ˈwʌnˌfɪŋɡə/, U.S.

/ˈwənˈfɪŋɡər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., finger n.

Etymology: < one adj. + finger n. Compare earlier one-fingered adj.

Involving the use of only one finger.

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1935 Hot News July 14/2 I like the one-finger piano-player.

1939 Science 28 July 7/2 Man can do a fast one-finger piano trill at about 10 beats per second.

1964 J. J. Walsh Understanding Paraplegia xvii. 121 A simple stick with a rubber end fulfills many purposes: page-turning, one-finger typing, [etc.].

1997 K. Reichs Déjà Dead xxx. 364 He smiled and raised a hand in a one-finger wave.

Compounds

one-finger salute n. slang (originally U.S.) a gesture made with the middle finger raised as an offensive sign of contempt (also figurative); cf. finger n. Phrases 4t(a)(iii).

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1939 W. Saroyan Time of your Life i. 21 He..gives Nick a one-finger salute of adieu, and begins to leave, refreshed and restored in spirit.

1951 J. Jones From Here to Eternity l. 761 The troops..gave them back the old one-finger salute of the clenched fist jabbing the stiff middle finger into the air... This..meant ‘Fuck you!’

1966 F. C. Elkins Heart of Man (1973) 17 We have a picture of the Russian tail gunner, camera in hand, giving one of our F-8 pilots the international one-finger salute, the bird.

1996 Denver Post 16 June d17/4 As tempting as it may have been for Patrick Roy to give Mario Tremblay a one-finger salute.., Roy settled for something a bit less obscene.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	one-finger
释义	one-fingeradj. Brit. /ˈwʌnˌfɪŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈwənˈfɪŋɡər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., finger n. Etymology: < one adj. + finger n. Compare earlier one-fingered adj. Involving the use of only one finger. ΚΠ 1935 Hot News July 14/2 I like the one-finger piano-player. 1939 Science 28 July 7/2 Man can do a fast one-finger piano trill at about 10 beats per second. 1964 J. J. Walsh Understanding Paraplegia xvii. 121 A simple stick with a rubber end fulfills many purposes: page-turning, one-finger typing, [etc.]. 1997 K. Reichs Déjà Dead xxx. 364 He smiled and raised a hand in a one-finger wave. Compounds one-finger salute n. slang (originally U.S.) a gesture made with the middle finger raised as an offensive sign of contempt (also figurative); cf. finger n. Phrases 4t(a)(iii). ΚΠ 1939 W. Saroyan Time of your Life i. 21 He..gives Nick a one-finger salute of adieu, and begins to leave, refreshed and restored in spirit. 1951 J. Jones From Here to Eternity l. 761 The troops..gave them back the old one-finger salute of the clenched fist jabbing the stiff middle finger into the air... This..meant ‘Fuck you!’ 1966 F. C. Elkins Heart of Man (1973) 17 We have a picture of the Russian tail gunner, camera in hand, giving one of our F-8 pilots the international one-finger salute, the bird. 1996 Denver Post 16 June d17/4 As tempting as it may have been for Patrick Roy to give Mario Tremblay a one-finger salute.., Roy settled for something a bit less obscene. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1935
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