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Politician's thumb

The way a politician holds their hand in a first with their thumb used as the pointer, because focus groups said that using a finger was too aggressive.

Originally pioneered by Barack Obama, and used by most politicians since then who don't want to be seen as overly aggressive.
Did you see the rendition of Nikki Haley in the SNL episode of the Republican presidential candidates debate? She nailed the politician's thumb.
by Werdenschmidt November 13, 2023
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Buff Thumbs

When you text the same person over and over for a prolong period of time, you notice a change in your thumbs’ physical appearance. Typically you’ll notice the knuckle start to get a bit larger due to repeated movements required to do said texting. It’s also a sign of early stages of carpal tunnel syndrome.
I texted this chick while she was in the Bahamas for about 5 days, countless times everyday I noticed my buff thumbs starting to develop.
by Person1113 February 24, 2022
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Thumbs up from below

An Erect Penis, Hard on, Stiffy or a Brick Emoji
Chid : Yooo bro you got a thumbs up from below
Bom: nah bro im jus packin
Chid : Bom has a thumbs up from below
by Rodaln Mcnodaln October 19, 2023
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two left thumbs

An expression referring to someone who is bad at video games. Derived from the common idiom “Two left feet” which means someone who’s bad at dancing.
I was struggling to play the new video game. I have two left thumbs.
by mauriziaH July 4, 2021
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Silver Thumbed

A play on Silver-Tounged. Someone who has the skill to sweet talk someone via text message as opposed to in person
“So after texting her for a bit, I convinced her to come over to my place. Quite silver-thumbed of me”

“That Jake guy is a silver thumbed bastard, I’ll give him that”
by JimJonesAintDead May 8, 2021
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thumb-kin

noun

Something that giving a thumbs up to is greatly ironic.
The definitions of "thumb-kin" are thumb-kins.
by Palec Smuk December 14, 2008
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Thumb-raping

Using the thumb to forcefully repair the asshole of a Heroes of Goo WWE, with the figure in prone position.
"Hey Dad, can I get one of those WWE action figures?"

"No son those are for thumb-raping"
by johncenaactionfigure April 11, 2025
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