Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The point or end of the finger.
- noun That at which the finger is pointed.
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Examples
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That means bringing in a slew of free swinging hosts and talking heads who can bait, harangue, shout, and finger-point guests, each other, and spin the news in an in-your-face way to get the tongues wagging and the verbal fists flying.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Sanchez Must Go, But Will CNN Have the Guts to Do It Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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That means bringing in a slew of free swinging hosts and talking heads who can bait, harangue, shout, and finger-point guests, each other, and spin the news in an in-your-face way to get the tongues wagging and the verbal fists flying.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Sanchez Must Go, But Will CNN Have the Guts to Do It Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2010
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AWESOME! he said with a finger-point and accompanying laughter.
Oversleeping & Getting in Trouble for It Christopher Snyder 2011
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The workers would snicker and finger-point in a manner stereotypical of alpha males watching something that, in their estimation, is less than manly.
A short story about reaching lofty heights Warren Brown 2010
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We can each find the issue that triggers our impulse to complain about President Obama and finger-point at Congress.
Monique Ruffin: The Problem Is Not the Solution Monique Ruffin 2011
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"And don't come back here again!" the gangly twentysomething white dude proclaimed with mock bravado and accompanying finger-point, occasioning another outburst of laughter from the bench a train-track over, which prompted him to do an inadvertent Beavis & Butt-head impression.
Portland Vagabonder [Card #8: Strength] [WORK-IN-PROGRESS] Christopher Snyder 2011
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Again, with the accusatory finger-point as accompaniment to his line.
Stupid Fuckin' Douchebag Christopher Snyder 2011
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Their response has been silence, indifference, to scream racism, or to finger-point the Bush Justice Department as mute and lax in prosecuting the pile of civil rights violations and voter intimidation cases against minorities.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Blacks Blind Eye to the New Black Panther Party Hurts 2010
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Smartly put together and with an obvious agenda to finger-point, embarrass and shame would we expect anything less from Oliver Stone?
Cannes 2010 Review: WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS | Obsessed With Film 2010
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Many uncivil tongues were freed to spout hate and intolerance, to whine and finger-point when things did not go their way, to paint themselves as victims and to vilify and attack anyone that disagreed.
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