fat finger

== English == === Etymology === From the idea that a finger that is too fat or large is likely to accidentally press one or more keys other than the intended one. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfæt ˈfɪŋɡə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfæt ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡə(ɹ) Hyphenation: fat fin‧ger === Noun === fat finger (plural fat fingers) (idiomatic, humorous, informal, also attributively) A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices. ==== Alternative forms ==== fat-finger ==== Derived terms ==== fat-fingered ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fat finger (third-person singular simple present fat fingers, present participle fat fingering, simple past and past participle fat fingered) Alternative form of fat-finger (“to type (something) erroneously on a keyboard, keypad, or touchscreen by accidentally pressing with a finger one or more keys other than the intended one”). === See also === dactylitis (medicine) === Further reading === fat-finger error on Wikipedia.Wikipedia typographical error on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “fat finger, n. and v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.