H47b

If you’ve been eating French fries or other fried food, you might say, “I need another napkin. My fingers are all ________.”

This question is new; it was not asked in the 1965–70 survey.

GREASY	32
MESSY	2
OILY	2
STICKY	2
DIPPED IN VINEGAR	1
DIRTY	1
FULL OF KETCHUP	1
GOOEY	1
GROSS	1

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