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When you open TikTok/Insta "just for a second" and your thumb keeps scrolling for hours even though your brain is screaming at you to stop. The algorithm has trapped your thumb in an infinite loop.
"Dude, I got thumbtrapped until 4 AM watching cat videos I didn't even like."

"My phone says I spent 6 hours on Reels yesterday. Total thumbtrap."
Thumbtrap by Captology November 2, 2025
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That dissociative state where your hand is swiping but your mind checked out 20 minutes ago. You're aware you're wasting time but physically cannot stop scrolling.
"I was so thumbtrapped I missed my stop on the train."
Thumbtrap by Exintrovertion November 2, 2025

thumbtard 

A fucking moron that repeatedly votes down the same words by another urban dictionary author.
A thumbtard will repeatedly vote down the same definitions of specific urban dictionary author's.
thumbtard by jpg3 July 24, 2011

What the frick frack diddily dack patty wack snick snack crack pack slack mack quarterback crackerjack biofeedback backtrack thumbtack sidetrack tic-tac is this shit 

The ultimate expression of "What the fuck", this word is to be used only in the most extreme of situations. Brutal overuse of this term could lead to a tear in the fabric of the universe, causing reality to fall apart at an abstraction rate of 7.59 Cuils per second. Please be very careful with the word you have just read. The power of the cosmos rests in your hands.
John Watson: Holmes, I do believe this was not a murder, but in fact a suicide.
Sherlock Holmes: What the frick frack diddily dack patty wack snick snack crack pack slack mack quarterback crackerjack biofeedback backtrack thumbtack sidetrack tic-tac is this shit
Universe: *collapses*
Watson: dammit Holmes

Thumbtack 

Some one who lies about everything and exaggerates the truth.
Zack Langford just told me that he had a threesome what a thumbtack
Thumbtack by Zachethethumbtack October 9, 2011

thumbgrips 

The two sexy little dimples on a woman's lower back that act as placeholders for man's paws. God knew men love to hit it from behind so he blessed the female form with these curiously sexy back dimples. It's nature's way of assuring a perfect grip from behind every time!
Stacy's low-rise jeans we're bangin' so much that her thumbgrips showed and were screamin' out my name. Man I wanna tax that ass!
thumbgrips by Rob Royal July 17, 2007

Flaming Thumbtack 

a synonym for the NFL Team, the Tennessee Titans. This is due to the fact that their logo bears an uncanny resemblance to a flaming thumbtack. Brought to the mainstream by Gregg Easterbrook, of Tuesday Morning Quarterback fame.
"The Flaming Thumbtacks are gonna go all the way this year with Vince Young leading the way!"
Flaming Thumbtack by bizell May 27, 2008
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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