fat-finger

[fat-fing-ger]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to errors made by hitting the wrong key or button on a keyboard, keypad, or number pad.

   fat-finger dialing errors;

   a large number of typos evidencing the fat-finger syndrome.

verb (used with object)

1. to make an error in or on (something) by hitting the wrong key or button.

   I must have fat-fingered my username.

   You can easily fat-finger the tiny keyboard on this device.

fat-finger

verb

1. to make a mistake by pressing the wrong key on a keyboard or number pad

2. to make an error that causes further problems

Word History and Origins

Origin of fat-finger¹

First recorded in 2000–05; so called from using the thumb to type, or accidentally hitting two keys with one finger