fat-finger
[ fat-fing-ger ]
/ ˈfætˌfɪŋ gər /
adjective
noting or pertaining to errors made by hitting the wrong key or button on a keyboard, keypad, or number pad: fat-finger dialing errors; a large number of typos evidencing the fat-finger syndrome.
verb (used with object)
to make an error in or on (something) by hitting the wrong key or button: I must have fat-fingered my username. You can easily fat-finger the tiny keyboard on this device.
Origin of fat-finger
First recorded in 2000–05; so called from using the thumb to type, or accidentally hitting two keys with one finger
Words nearby fat-finger
fat pad,
fat pine,
fat stock,
fat tax,
fat tide,
fat-finger,
fat-soluble,
fat-soluble vitamin,
fat-tailed sheep,
fat-witted,
fata morgana
British Dictionary definitions for fat-finger
fat-finger
verb (intr) informal
to make a mistake by pressing the wrong key on a keyboard or number pad
to make an error that causes further problems