Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finger gun

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ger -gun
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand gesture in which a person uses their hand to mimic a handgun, raising their thumb above their fist to act as a hammer, and one or two fingers extended perpendicular to it acting as a barrel.

Inflected Forms

finger guns (plural)

Questions

What does finger gun mean?: A hand gesture in which a person uses their hand to mimic a handgun, raising their thumb above their fist to act as a hammer, and one or two fingers extended perpendicular to it acting as a barrel.

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