fat-fingered

When you dial the wrong phone numbet by mistake.

I'm sorry Sir, I must have fat-fingered your number. My bad!

by talk2me-JCH2 March 30, 2021

fat-fingering

Pressing the keys on a cell phone, radio, or computer keyboard and getting improper results because your fingers have hit more than one key at a time. A common problem for those of us with pudgy fingers.

I can't use that cell phone. I keep on fat-fingering the buttons, and I keep on getting wrong numbers!

by pentozali May 13, 2006

fat finger

A specific kind of typo where one stroke presses two keys instead of the intended one.

exzample,
the z was pressed along with the x

by Squee! July 3, 2005

Fat Finger Fever

A condition first diagnosed in South Chicago Heights, Illinois to describe the freakishly baby arm like fingers of one Shawn McAllister.

Holy crap!! That guy has huge fingers. He must have Fat Finger Fever... Just like Shawn McAllister.

by Ron Gucwa II January 19, 2010

fat finger

verb, the act of performing a typo. Often used when referring to password typos. See Fat Finger Disease

"I thought the server was down, but I just fat fingered my password."

"You didn't get my email? I must have fat fingered the address."

by Lord Andre March 31, 2005

Fat Finger Disease

When you interface with any kind of computer that requires manual input (whether by keyboard, or a touchscreen) there is the chance for making a mistake. Such mistakes are playfully called "Fat Finger Disease".

when using a touchscreen device, sometimes your finger makes a wrong choice; people who do so have Fat Finger Disease.

by Gene Bob October 23, 2004

fat finger syndrome

1. A genuine medical condition, caused by over eating. Symptoms include having fingers so fat you're unable to type correctly, and never ever getting laid.
2. Caused by tiredness and laziness. Not concentrating on typing you make embarrasing typos.

Cannot be abbreviated to ffs.

1. "Christ have you seen Alex's fingers? They're like fuckin sausages!"
"don't be so harsh, he has fat finger syndrome."
2. but wer'e not giong shoippng lvoe!

by spacer_ June 15, 2008