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    [Noun]  | "thumb" | \ ˈthəm \


    1: the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big toe and differs from the other fingers in having only two phalanges, allowing greater freedom of movement, and being opposable to each of them; also : a corresponding digit in lower animals

    2: the part of a glove or mitten that covers the thumb

    3: something resembling or suggesting a thumb

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from Old English thūma; akin to Old High German thūmo thumb, Latin tumēre to swell;

    [Noun]  | "thumbs-down" | \ ˈthəmz-ˈdau̇n \


    1: an instance or gesture of rejection, disapproval, or condemnation

    Origin: 1889 ;

    [Noun]  | "thumbs-up" | \ ˈthəmz-ˈəp \


    1: an instance or gesture of approval or encouragement

    Origin: 1892 ;

    [Noun]  | "green thumb" 


    1: an unusual ability to make plants grow

    Origin: 1937 ;

    [Noun]  | "hop-o'-my-thumb" | \ ˌhä-pə-mə-ˈthəm \


    1: a very small person

    Origin: 1530 ;

     Earlier hop on my thumb, imperative issued to one supposedly small enough to be held in the hand;

    [Noun]  | "lady's thumb" 


    1: a widely distributed weedy annual herb (Polygonum persicaria) of the buckwheat family that has large lanceolate leaves often with a blackish blotch suggesting a thumbprint

    Origin: 1820 ;

    [Noun]  | "mill*er's-thumb" | \ ˌmi-lərz-ˈthəm \


    1: any of several small freshwater spiny-finned sculpins (genus Cottus) of Europe and North America

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "Tom Thumb" | \ ˈtäm-ˈthəm \


    1: a legendary English dwarf

    2: a dwarf type, race, or individual

    Origin: 1579 ;

    [Verb]  | "thumb" 


    1: to turn over pages

    2: to travel by thumbing rides : hitchhike

    3: to request or obtain (a ride) in a passing automobile by signaling with the thumb

    Origin: circa 1647 ;

    [Idiom]  | "all fingers and thumbs" 


    1: extremely awkward or clumsy

    [Verb]  | "thumbs" 


    1: to travel by securing free rides;


      * e.g., " ... thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab "



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    2: to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner;


      * e.g., " ... I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it "



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    [Verb]  | "thumb" 


    1: to travel by securing free rides;


      * e.g., " ... thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab "



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    2: to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner;


      * e.g., " ... I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it "



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    [Verb]  | "thumbs (through)" 


    [Noun]  | "thumbs-downs" 


    [Noun]  | "thumbs-up" 


    [Noun]  | "thumbs-ups" 


    [Noun]  | "thumbs-down" 


    [Phrase]  | "all thumbs" 


    1: lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands;


      * e.g., " ... Some of the students in the pottery class were all thumbs, but they enjoyed themselves anyway. "




    [Phrase]  | "twiddle one's thumbs" 


    1: to spend time doing nothing;


      * e.g., " ... He twiddled his thumbs in the waiting room before his name was called. "



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    [Phrase]  | "twiddled one's thumbs" 


    1: to spend time doing nothing;


      * e.g., " ... He twiddled his thumbs in the waiting room before his name was called. "



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     [ "thumbs" ]

    1: the only thing on megan fox that doesnt turn my penis into 3 inches of pure concrete.

      * e.g.,  ... oh man i was totally going to spank it to transformers 2, until i saw...the thumbs. 

     [ "thumbs" ]

    1: An expression meaning 'good for you'.

      * e.g.,  ... Moron: I killed your mom last night. Uhhuhuhuhuh. 

     [ "the thumb" ]

    1: The part of the human hand that keeps shit off of toilet paper.

      * e.g.,  ... Were it not for the thumb, your toilet paper would get dirty when you wiped your asshole! 

     [ "thumb" ]

    1: One of your five fingers. That's right! It's a FINGER. The thumb is a finger, so fuck you assholes who say you have four fingers and a thumb!

      * e.g.,  ... I'd like to shove my thumb up those people's asses. 

     [ "thumbing" ]

    1: The hip new way to indicate you are texting. Matter of fact; all the really cool kids now refer to texting as "thumbing."

      * e.g.,  ... Jenny and I were thumbing most of math class today. (another correct usage would be) 

     [ "thumb it in" ]

    1: When fucking and you get brewers droop or can't manage anything more than a slack-on, one is required to 'thumb it in'

      * e.g.,  ... "Fuck me hard Liam", "sorry petlamb, ive gone all soft i'll just have to thumb it in" 

     [ "thumb it in" ]

    2: As seen on many porno's

     [ "thumbed" ]

    1: when someone shoves their thumb into a pleasurable area.

      * e.g.,  ... nick and steve thumbed anut mar's coochie 

     [ "thumb" ]

    1: The opposable fifth finger ....

      * e.g.,  ... "Should have put your thumb over the end of it" was the quote of the year at Dysart Golf Club on 07/06/2017 .... 

     [ "thumbed" ]

    1: placing your thumb into ones crevice.

      * e.g.,  ... "i believe we should fornicate by getting thumbed, what do you say husband?" 

     [ "thumb" ]

    1: Used to describe the appearance of a very obese person whose face and double chin have merged into one unit.

      * e.g.,  ... No wonder Bill can't breathe, he's a thumb. 

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