Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

with one's thumbs up one's ass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
with- one's thumb-s up one's ass
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Idly; doing nothing important, especially in a situation that requires it.

Canadian usage; American usage; Derogatory; Slang

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What does with one's thumbs up one's ass mean?
Idly; doing nothing important, especially in a situation that requires it.

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