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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