Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 09:32:57 -0600 From: Joan Houston Hall 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