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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Finger -licking food

Hi

Is the phrase "finger-licking" natural in everyday English?

A-- How was the sandwich?
B-- Simply finger-licking!

If it's not used frequently, how would it sound to native ears? Wrong, acceptable?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Is the phrase "finger-licking" natural in everyday English? It is slang.

— Mister Micawber

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  • Tom Is the phrase "finger-licking" natural in everyday English?
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Mr. TomIs the phrase "finger-licking" natural in everyday English?
It is slang.
Mr. Tomhow would it sound to native ears? Wrong, acceptable?
It sounds rather silly to me, but others may find it natural. It was popularized some 50 years ago as a Kentucky Fried Chicken advertising slogan: Finger-lickin' good!
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I think it has to be lickin' and not licking. The adjective finger-lickin', sometimes adverb (finger-lickin' good), is used in standard English only jocularly to simulate the speech of a rube.
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