finger food
noun
plural finger foods
: a food that is meant to be picked up with the fingers and eaten
Finger foods like apple wedges and strawberries dipped in yogurt make an excellent snack for both parent and child.—
The Knoxville (Tennessee) News-Sentinel
The Knoxville (Tennessee) News-SentinelMashed potatoes are not a finger food.—Erma Bombeck
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While Super Bowl Sunday isn't an official holiday, people all over the country celebrate the football match with sprawling tables of appetizers, finger foods, and beverages.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Moonlight offers a creative menu of mixed drinks such as the Moonshadow (featuring bourbon, rum, coffee, and a splash of bitters) and the Dreamweaver (whiskey, vermouth, coffee liqueur, and grapefruit bitters) as well as luxury finger foods such as caviar bumps and steak tartare rolls.
—Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
The biggest day of the year for football — and finger food — fanatics is almost finally here.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Upgrade the atmosphere by having finger foods and cocktails on hand for the holiday, like pretzel and cheese broomsticks with a bowl of Frankenpunch.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Moonlight offers a creative menu of mixed drinks such as the Moonshadow (featuring bourbon, rum, coffee, and a splash of bitters) and the Dreamweaver (whiskey, vermouth, coffee liqueur, and grapefruit bitters) as well as luxury finger foods such as caviar bumps and steak tartare rolls.
—Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
The biggest day of the year for football — and finger food — fanatics is almost finally here.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Upgrade the atmosphere by having finger foods and cocktails on hand for the holiday, like pretzel and cheese broomsticks with a bowl of Frankenpunch.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for finger food
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“Finger food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finger%20food. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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