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thumbs up

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The meaning (definition) of the word thumbs up

to point your thumb up to show that something is good.

The word thumbs up used in a sentence

She showed a thumbs up to say that the pizza was yummy.

Words that mean the same as thumbs up (synonyms)

goodyes

Words that mean the opposite of thumbs up (antonyms)

thumbs down

How the word thumbs up is said around the world

Frenchpouce levé (poos luhvay)
SpanishPulgares hacia arriba (poolghahrays ahthyah ahreevah)
Mandarin竖起大拇指 (shù qǐ dà mǔ zhǐ)
Hindiथम्स अप (tums up)
Arabicممتاز (moomtahz)
Russianнедурно (nedurno)
Portuguese (EU)afirmativo (uhfeeruhmuhteevuu)
Portuguese (BR)afirmativo (ahfeeruhmahcheevuu)
Japaneseいいぞ (iizo)
GermanDaumen hoch (dowmuhn hohkh)
Urduانگوٹھا اپ (ahngohtah ahp)
Punjabiਚੜ੍ਹਦੀ ਕਲਾਂ (kyurhuhdee kulahn)
Korean엄지척 (eomjiceog)
Hebrewמְצוּיָן (mtsooyahnuh)
GreekΜπράβο (Mprabo)
Dutchduim omhoog (derewm awmhohkh)
Tagalogthumbs up (thoombs oop)
Vietnamesegiơ ngón tay cái lên (zur ngawurn tahy kahury layn)
Turkishbaşparmak havaya (bahshpahrmahk hahvahyah)
Persianشست بالا (shahst bahlah)
Polishkciuki w górę (kchookee w goore)
Ukrainianвеликий палець вгору (velykyy palets vhoru)
Bengaliথাম্বস আপ (tahmbawsh ahp)
Swedishtummen upp (tumuhn up)
Italianpollice su (pawlleechay soo)

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