"fingerpointing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fingerpointings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} fingerpointing (usually uncountable, plural fingerpointings)
  1. Alternative form of finger-pointing. Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: finger-pointing
    Sense id: en-fingerpointing-en-noun-oNWQrasg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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