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finger food

American  

noun

finger foods plural
  1. food intended to be picked up with the fingers and eaten.


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Its U.S. counterpart would more likely sell Slurpees, sandwiches and finger food you can eat while driving.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

His parents said he had been eating only pureed and finger food at home.

From BBC Oct. 18, 2024

These spice-forward ground beef delicacies, chock-full of coriander and cumin, are the ideal finger food to pair with other Trader Joe's delights like Zhoug Sauce, Herbed Tahini Sauce, and Tzatziki Garlic Cucumber Dip.

From Salon Feb. 11, 2023

This renaissance is best embodied by the flourishing of bacari, or cicchetterie, the typical bars that serve wine and fish-based finger food on the Riva Vena, the central canal.

From New York Times Aug. 29, 2022

Farsi for "finger food" or a small sandwich.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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