to finger-paint
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3.8
- phrasal verb
- /ˈfɪŋɡər peɪnt/
:
pintar con los dedos
- What fucking kind of 16 year old kid says "hi mom, thanks for being my mom" by finger painting a picture of a fat fucking idiot?
Examples
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Yeah, well, Pablo Picasso, over here, decides he's gonna finger paint a picture of our fat fuck next door neighbor, Chuck.
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I'd finger-paint more and point the finger less.
Fiction book (1996) -
As with finger painting, students do not have to be given a lot of instruction before they can begin to combine sounds and decide what works and what doesn't work for them.
Academic text (2001) -
Ideally, students will approach composition as they approached finger-painting in kindergarten: rolling up their sleeves and reveling in the goo we call sound to create something meaningful.
Academic text (2001) -
And before the canvas even dries, you're wildly finger-painting yourself off the frame and into states of being you just—mystically, magically—bumped into.
Blog text (9) -
The children giggled as they finger-painted colorful images on the large sheets of paper.
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She decided to finger-paint a mural on the wall, creating a vibrant scene with her hands.
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During art class, the teacher encouraged the students to finger-paint instead of using brushes for a more tactile experience.
Synonyms
854
1.0
To put coloured liquid on a surface to protect or change how it looks
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Etymology
Finger-paint is a simple compound of finger and paint, so it literally means 'to paint with your fingers'. That's why the word describes making pictures with your hands instead of a brush, a fun activity often done by children.