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thumb's up

thumb's up is the misspelling of thumbs up.

Meaning of thumbs up

Noun

thumbs up (plural thumbs ups or thumbs up)

  1. A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.
    • He smiled and gave a big thumbs up.
    Antonyms:
    thumbs down
  2. (figuratively) An approval or OK.
    • We got the thumbs up to go ahead with the project.
    Antonyms:
    thumbs down

Questions about thumb's up

What is thumb's up the misspelling of?
Thumb's up is the misspelling of thumbs up.

Words near thumb's up in the dictionary

  1. thumb war
  2. thumb wars
  3. thumb wrestle
  4. thumb wrestlers
  5. thumb wrestles
  6. thumb's up
  7. thumb-a-war
  8. thumb-buster
  9. thumb-indexed
  10. thumb-over
  11. thumb-ring

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