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gotten the thumb

gotten the thumb is the past participle of get the thumb.

Meaning of get the thumb

Verb

get the thumb (third-person singular simple present gets the thumb, present participle getting the thumb, simple past got the thumb, past participle (UK) got the thumb or (US) gotten the thumb)

  1. To be ejected from a game or match.
    • Rogers got the thumb for shoving the linesman after being called offside.

Questions about gotten the thumb

What is gotten the thumb the past participle of?
Gotten the thumb is the past participle of get the thumb.

Words near gotten the thumb in the dictionary

  1. gotten the picture
  2. gotten the point
  3. gotten the runaround
  4. gotten the sack
  5. gotten the show on the road
  6. gotten the thumb
  7. gotten the vapors
  8. gotten the wall
  9. gotten the wind up
  10. gotten the word out
  11. gotten the worst of it

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