"finger gun" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger guns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} finger gun (plural finger guns)
  1. A hand gesture in which a person uses their hand to mimic a handgun, raising their thumb above their fist to act as a hammer, and one or two fingers extended perpendicular to it acting as a barrel.
    Sense id: en-finger_gun-en-noun-PQcSE70Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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