finger-lickin' good
English edit
Etymology edit
From the advertising slogan “It’s finger-lickin’ good” adopted by the U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) in 1956,[1] referring to the fact that something eaten with the hands is so delicious that one cannot help but lick one’s fingers to savour the crumbs of food or juices left behind.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋɡəˌlɪkɪn ˈɡʊd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌlɪkɪn ˈɡʊd/
Audio (GA): (file) - Hyphenation: fing‧er-lick‧in' good
Adjective edit
finger-lickin' good (comparative more finger-lickin' good, superlative most finger-lickin' good) (US, colloquial)
- Of food: very delicious; delectable, scrumptious.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:delicious
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:unpalatable
- (figuratively) Extremely good; superb.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excellent, Thesaurus:wonderful
- Antonyms: awful, dreadful, terrible; see also Thesaurus:bad, Thesaurus:low-quality
Alternative forms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
extremely good, superb — see superb
References edit
- ^ Compare “finger-licking (also finger-lickin’), n., adv., and adj.” under “finger, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2016.
Further reading edit
- “finger-licking, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.