thumb fight

Noun

thumb fight (plural thumb fights)

1. Synonym of thumb war.
   • You make a fist and then you move your thumb on top of the bent fingers, like you're ready to have a thumb fight with someone. It's not a natural human gesture. It tries to straddle both sides, you know? To be powerful, but not aggressive.2012 April 15, Carina Chocano, quoting Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Julia Louis-Dreyfus Takes the White House”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
   • There would be confusion over where to place the thumb, and for a thumb fight I think you would win in terms of speed and movement!2020 November 27, Katie Hunt, quoting Ameline Bardo, “Neanderthals may have used their hands differently from humans”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Nov 2020

   Synonyms:

   thumb war