Dictionary

thumbs up en · NOUN

Etymology

Said to refer to the signal of approval or disapproval used by spectators at a Roman amphitheatre, but the directions have been reversed, and the Roman gesture was a bent thumb.

Meanings

1. A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.
   • He smiled and gave a big thumbs up.
2. (figuratively) An approval or OK.
   • We got the thumbs up to go ahead with the project.

Forms

Antonyms

thumbs down · thumbs down

Deriveds

thumbs-up

Relateds

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Translations (22)

hi जयकार (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · sv tummen upp (an approval or OK) · hi विजयोत्सव (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · nl duimpje omhoog (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · pt fixe (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · sv tumme upp (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · sv tummen upp (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · nl dikke duim (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · sv tumme upp (an approval or OK) · sv grönt ljus (an approval or OK) · nl dikke duim (an approval or OK) · ca aprovació (an approval or OK) · ko 엄지척 (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · pt joia (an approval or OK) · es aprobación (an approval or OK) · es asenso (an approval or OK) · pt joinha (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · es pulgar bueno (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · ca conformitat (an approval or OK) · ca vistiplau (an approval or OK) · ko 따봉 (a gesture signifying approval or okay) · es pulgar arriba (a gesture signifying approval or okay)