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fingerboard

fingerboard

1 6.6
A small skateboard you move with your fingers to do tricks
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪŋɡərbɔrd/
translation icon : fingerboard
  • Bro, for my central Fingerboard, I've been fingerboarding since I was a young man and it's kind of stuck with me the whole time.

Examples

  • Ride my fingerboard, bitches!

  • With a flick of his wrist, he performed an impressive trick on his fingerboard.

  • She spent the afternoon practicing new moves on her colorful fingerboard.

  • After school, the kids gathered to show off their skills on their fingerboards.

How Long

longboard
1 3.4
skateboard
68 1.2
fingerboard
1 6.6

Surface Forms

fingerboard singular
fingerboards plural

Morphology

fingerboard = finger + board (transparent) = finger + board

The toy is directly understood as a small board operated with the fingers, so the compound meaning is literal and inferable.

Etymology

Fingerboard comes from finger + board, literally a 'board for fingers'. Think of it as a tiny 'skateboard' you move with your fingers, so the name tells you it is a small toy board used to do tricks with your fingers.