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SOME PEOPLE SNAP THEIR FINGER WHEN THEY FORGOT OR FORGET
SOMETHING. THEY USUALLY SAY "HEY, OR UM, SURE,
FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT." THEY TAKE THEIR INDEX FINGER
AND THEIR THUMB, RUB THEM TOGETHER, CAUSING A POP
THAT GOES "SNAP."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | 602 Body Parts SPEECH -- Thinking Remembering Forgetting |
Date learned: 01-30-1971