- Said when someone did something good.
- Opposite of 'thumbs down'.

A phrase used be Ebert and Ropert to show that they loved a movie.

The so-called "Roman" thumbs down (kill him) or thumbs up (let him live) gesture to gladiators is actually an invention of Hollywood. It is true that there were gestures used in the Colliseum that denoted these meanings, but nobody knows what those gestures actually were - it wasn't recorded.

By the way, Romans also used to nod up for "no", down for "yes". They did not shake their heads for "no". Very confusing!

1) A sign of approval.
2) Also a insult equal to the middle finger in some cultures (namely the middle eastern ones, where you saw pics of iraqi children giving the thumbs up to american soilders)

Traditionally denotes well wishes though could also imply taking a rest from celting

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The gesture used by people on every other myspace photo.