English Explanatory Dictionary

finger-lickin' good

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of food: very delicious; delectable, scrumptious.
  2. Extremely good; superb.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪŋɡəˌlɪkɪn ˈɡʊd/ /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌlɪkɪn ˈɡʊd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-finger-lickin' good.wav

Word forms

finger-lickin' good more finger-lickin' good most finger-lickin' good finger-licking good

Etymology

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, referring to the fact that something eaten with the hands is so delicious that one cannot help but lick one’s fingers to savor the crumbs of food or juices left behind.

Synonyms

finger-licking ambrosial appetizing dainty delectable delicious delish exquisite finger-lickin' good flavorful flavorous flavorsome gustful lekker lickerish lip-smacking luscious moreish mouthwatering nummy ono palatable sapid savory scrummy tasteful tasty toothful toothsome yummy ace admirable amazing awe-inspiring awesome badass bang on bang-up studly based beatific beneship bitching blissful bomb brilliant bully celestial cher choice chronic chur cock on commendable cool copacetic crackerjack cushty dank def

Antonyms

distasteful ill-flavored rough mawkish undrinkable uneatable unpalatable unsavory unstomachable yucky awful dreadful terrible abysmal atrocious bad chronic coarse corny crap crapalicious crappy crummy deityforsaken dire disagreeable dismal dogshit fifth-rate foul fourth-rate godawful hellish hideous hopeless horrendous horrid horrible horrific inadequate incompetent inelegant intolerable inferior lackluster loathsome lousy miserable naff negative odious ordinary pathetic peak piss-poor rotten rubbish shitawful shitty sixth-rate
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