finger-lickin' good

English

Alternative forms

  • finger licking good

Etymology

Colloquial phrase made popular in early advertising of Kentucky Fried Chicken, a US fast-food operation.

Adjective

finger-lickin' good (comparative more finger-lickin' good, superlative most finger-lickin' good)

  1. (colloquial, US) Extremely good, usually in reference to food, but can refer to anything lickable or anything that can be said to be delicious.

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:finger-lickin' good.
  • finger-licking
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