finger pointy

See also: finger-pointy and fingerpointy

English

Adjective

finger pointy (comparative more finger pointy, superlative most finger pointy)

  1. Alternative form of finger-pointy.
    • 2013, Mhairi McFarlane, chapter 30, in Here’s Looking at You, London: Avon, →ISBN, page 175:
      ‘OK, so do you remember cousin Matteo?’ / ‘Oh. Erm … yeah,’ Anna said. ‘The one who did that hip swivel, finger pointy dance to “When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman” with Mum at Dad’s fiftieth? […]’
    • 2015, Polly Vernon, “Feminist Fatigue, Fit Shame and FOGIW”, in Hot Feminist: Modern Feminism with Style without Judgement, London: Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, part 1 (Non-Judgement Day), pages 31–32:
      The heart of the matter is this: feminism’s been hijacked by the dark forces of judginess, by our communally created fear that our every deed, word, thought, joke and Tweet is being monitored for fuck ups. Feminism is increasingly defined by a sense of what you can’t do, shouldn’t say. Then again: what isn’t? We’ve entered a spectacularly critical, witch hunty, finger pointy episode in the history of humanity.
    • 2022, Tammy Watchorn, “Characters”, in The Change Ninja Handbook: An Interactive Adventure for Leading Change, [Northwich, Cheshire]: Practical Inspiration Publishing, →ISBN:
      Maya also means well. But her tone can be a little off. She can come across a little dismissive and finger pointy.
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