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The next morning, Helen sits at the kitchen table, pinching one of the seed pods that Thiago gave her between her thumb and forefinger and spinning it like a top.
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Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Helton holds up his hand, makes a gun with his thumb and forefinger, and holds it to his temple.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Flute edges using thumb and forefinger or press with tines of fork to seal.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The phrase is used in conjunction with a finger thumb tap, in which a person taps the tips of their thumb and forefinger together to represent a miniature clap, according to Know Your Meme.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Helton holds up his hand, makes a gun with his thumb and forefinger, and holds it to his temple.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Flute edges using thumb and forefinger or press with tines of fork to seal.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The phrase is used in conjunction with a finger thumb tap, in which a person taps the tips of their thumb and forefinger together to represent a miniature clap, according to Know Your Meme.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Forefinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forefinger. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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forefinger
noun
fore·fin·ger
-ˌfiŋ-gər 
Medical Definition
forefinger
noun
fore·fin·ger
-ˌfiŋ-gər
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