Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 09:32:57 -0600

From: Joan Houston Hall jdhall[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU

Subject: Re: pop one's fingers



We didn't ask this question in the DARE questionnaire, but anecdotal

evidence suggests that "to pop one's fingers," meaning 'to snap one's

fingers' (i.e., sliding the middle finger quickly off the thumb onto the

palm, making a snapping sound) is found chiefly in the South. Are some of

you familiar with the term? When? Where?



Thanks--



Joan