finger food
noun
food intended to be picked up with the fingers and eaten.
finger foods
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pluralof finger food.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Under the guidelines, sugar levels will be restricted in finger foods, snacks, desserts and non-refrigerated yoghurts, but there is no maximum level of sugar permitted in fruit pouches.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
Other than an occasional pot of peas, we prefer dips, cold appetizers, finger foods, cold fruit and salads.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
If you want to make a lovely display of finger foods for your guests, you have many options with minimal opportunities to contract food poisoning or your neighbor’s kid’s daycare cough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
If you haven’t started finger foods yet, Anderson suggests old-fashioned, hand-crank food mills, which can easily transform a bowl of vegetable curry or beet salad into baby-friendly mash.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2022
Samosas and other finger foods, cupcakes frosted like flags, and of course our Halwa Cuppa Tea ice cream.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
