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e-thumb

e-thumb noun: a natural skill for tinkering with electronics or computers.

Noun

e-thumb (plural e-thumbs)

  1. (US, idiomatic) A natural skill for tinkering with electronics or computers.
    • Oh, I'll never have an e-thumb, no matter how long I stay at it. Nothing ever seems to work for me. Every program I launch crashes.
  2. (US) A person with this skill.
    • I should ask the e-thumb next door what he recommends for my BSOD.

Forms of e-thumb

plurale-thumbs

Origin of e-thumb

Blend of e- + green thumb. By surface analysis, e- + thumb.

Questions about e-thumb

What does e-thumb mean?
E-thumb means a natural skill for tinkering with electronics or computers.
What part of speech is e-thumb?
E-thumb is a noun.
What is the plural of e-thumb?
The plural of e-thumb is e-thumbs.

Words near e-thumb in the dictionary

  1. e-thesis
  2. e-thlete
  3. e-thletes
  4. e-thot
  5. e-thots
  6. e-thumb
  7. e-thumbs
  8. e-ticket
  9. e-ticketing
  10. e-tickets
  11. e-toki

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