Put your thumb down

"Put your thumb down" is a phrase that is used when someone try's to throw up the horns (a gesture where you pull in you middle, ring and thumb into your palm. Often used by fans of the metal genre. )but leave the thumb extended.

Often said to newer metalheads or posers. (Keep in mind if you make the mistake as a new metalhead it does not make you a poser.)

Metalhead: "DruidLord is brutal"
New Metalhead: "Fuck yeah it is" *throws horns with thumb*
Metalhead: "Put your thumb down!"
New Metalhead: "shit sorry"

by Flameb0i March 28, 2022

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thumbs up thumbs down

A common way of rating things. One either places his thumb up to indicate something is good, or okay, or places their thumb down to indicate the thing sucks.

www.urbandictionary.com converted to this system over the star rating system, I think it stinks.

the thumbs up thumbs down system sucks.

by Conor June 2, 2004

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dumb thumb down

A contributor or lurker who, out of envy, spite or misplaced rectitude, combs through another contributor's list of words in order to deliberately give each one a "Down" thumb without considering any potential usefulness such words might have.

-- "Santa Claus? I don't get it, Kurt, who is against Santa Claus?"

-- "Poor ol' Burt, it looks like you've been the victim of the dumb thumb down. Check out your other entries to see if you got flamed there, too."

by al-in-chgo August 25, 2011

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