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wrench react

wrench react verb: to express disapproval by sending a wrench emoji (🔧) reaction.

Verb

wrench react (third-person singular simple present wrench reacts, present participle wrench reacting, simple past and past participle wrench reacted)

  1. (Internet, humorous, intransitive, often) to express disapproval by sending a wrench emoji (🔧) reaction.
    • don't you fucking wrench react me I'm literally ugly2023 September 21, Julia (@julia@eepy.moe), “Archived copy”, in Eepy Moe, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026
    • […] was about to wrench react this but tbh if you're having fun, good for you2025 May 9, alina🐾💖✨🏳️⚧️ (@alina@girldick.gay), “Archived copy”, in girldick.gay, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2026

Noun

wrench react (plural wrench reacts)

  1. (Internet, humorous, often) A wrench emoji (🔧) reaction, used to express disapproval.
    • […] a wrench react is basically the fedi equivalent of a thumbs down or a downvote. It stemmed from someone using it in a serious manner, as in "you are a fucking tool" but over time it became watered down with jokes and now it’s used as like "delete this" in an entirely light hearted joking...[2024 August 17, Amber (@puppygirlhornypost@transfem.social), “Archived copy”, in TransFem Space, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026
    • […] wrench react is roughly equivalent to saying "bad post /laughing /in like the same way a good pun is bad"[2026 January 3, Tay (@tay@transfem.social), TransFem Space, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2026

Forms of wrench react

Verb
third-person singular presentwrench reacts
present participlewrench reacting
past participlewrench reacted
pastwrench reacted
alternative formwrench-react
Noun
pluralwrench reacts

Questions about wrench react

What does wrench react mean?
Wrench react means to express disapproval by sending a wrench emoji (🔧) reaction.
What part of speech is wrench react?
Wrench react can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of wrench react?
The past tense of wrench react is wrench reacted.

Words near wrench react in the dictionary

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  3. wrench hammer
  4. wrench hammers
  5. wrench in the works
  6. wrench react
  7. wrenched
  8. wrencher
  9. wrenchers
  10. wrenches
  11. wrenches in the works

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