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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumb war

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
thum-b war
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

thumb wars (plural)

Synonyms

thumb fight pea-knuckle pea-knuckle war thumb-a-war thumb wrestle

Questions

What does thumb war mean?
A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.

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