Verboticism: Fingerprude
DEFINITION: v., To use a knife and fork to eat foods like hamburgers, pizza, or pigeon wings, which are customarily consumed using one's hands. n., A person who is afraid to eat food touched by human hands.
Fingerprude
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: fing-er-prood
Sentence: Everyone at the bar stared at the fingerprude who asked for cutlery to eat her buffalo wings, celery and dip. "I just did my hair, nails and makeup and I don't want to look silly," she told them.
Etymology: wordplay on finger food-- prude: a person excessively concerned about propriety or decorum
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