For these and other reasons, I disagree with reecent critiques of the film, such as Matt Novak's finger-wagging thinkpiece, "Idiocracy Is a Cruel Movie and You Should Be Ashamed for Liking It." (2014)
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Finger-wag
Synonyms for "finger-wag"
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14 translations across 9 languages.
Bashkir
1 entries- бармаҡ янау verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
Dutch
3 entries- met de vinger dreigen verb (to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone)
- vingerschudden verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
- vingerschudden verb (to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone)
Finnish
2 entries- heristää etusormea verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
- osoittaa etusormella verb (to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone)
French
1 entries- faire non du doigt verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
German
2 entries- mit dem Finger drohen verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
- mit dem Finger drohen verb (to move the index finger vertically, as to threaten or reprimand someone)
Portuguese
1 entries- balançar o dedo verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
Russian
2 entries- грози́ть па́льцем verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
- погрози́ть па́льцем verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
Slovene
1 entries- požugati s prstom verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
Spanish
1 entries- menear del dedo verb (to move the index finger horizontally, as to say no or reject something)
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