finger-lickin' good
/ˈfɪŋɡəˌlɪkɪn ˈɡʊd/
"finger-lickin-good" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“finger-lickin' good” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of food: very delicious; delectable, scrumptious.
Corpus desk
Index EN-finger-lickin-good · finger-lickin' good · English
finger-lickin' good · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | finger-lickin' good |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɪŋɡəˌlɪkɪn ˈɡʊd/ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “finger-lickin' good” in English
Rare enough to double-check
finger-lickin' good is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfɪŋɡəˌlɪkɪn ˈɡʊd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for finger-lickin' good in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the advertising slogan It’s finger-lickin’ good adopted by the U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) in 1956, referring to the fact that something eaten with the hands is so delicious that one cannot help but lick one’s finge… The correct English form is finger-lickin' good, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R---L-I-C-K-I-N-'- -G-O-O-D.
Definition
- 1Of food: very delicious; delectable, scrumptious.
- 2Extremely good; superb.
Etymology
From the advertising slogan It’s finger-lickin’ good adopted by the U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) in 1956, referring to the fact that something eaten with the hands is so delicious that one cannot help but lick one’s fingers to savor the crumbs of food or juices left behind.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.