A trick or move where an object (like a basketball or vinyl record) is made to spin on the tip of one finger.
Compound of 'finger' and 'spin' (Old Norse 'spinna'), describing the physical action of rotating something balanced on a fingertip. Popularized in the 20th century with basketball culture.
Professional fingerspinners like Scooter McGavin can feel microscopic imbalances through their fingertip—they literally develop a sixth sense for weight distribution that's indistinguishable from magic to most people.
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