Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [thuhm doun]
- /θʌm daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [thuhm doun]
- /θʌm daʊn/
Definition of thumbs-down word
- noun thumbs-down an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc. 1
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Origin of thumbs-down
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Thumbs-down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thumbs-down popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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