fat finger
A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from…A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices.
» Every Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of song too.
Meaning
1 senses(also, attributive, humorous, idiomatic, informal)A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices.
Examples
1 sentencesEvery Tuesday her fat little fingers flew like birds up and down the keys of song too.
Origin
From the idea that a finger that is too fat or large is likely to accidentally press one oFrom the idea that a finger that is too fat or large is likely to accidentally press one or more keys other than the intended one.
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