"foam finger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foam fingers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foam finger (plural foam fingers)
  1. (sports) A large glove made of foam cut in the shape of and painted with the figure of a hand that (usually) has an outstretched index finger. Synonyms: foam hand Translations (large glove of foam): vaahtokäsi (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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