The word "thumb" is correct and usable in written English
For example, you can use it to describe the digit on the hand, e.g. "She extended her thumb" or to describe a measure of length, e.g. "The distance was two thumbs wide". Additionally, it can be used figuratively in phrases such as "He gave it the thumbs up" or "She gave it the thumbs down".
"Playstation thumb" – in which players' thumbs became blistered and flaking – was reported in the South African Medical Journal, while "Nintendinitis" was a RSI-type injury affecting the wrist and elbow.
Looking at a cloud-filled valley was less interesting to me (or at least, no more interesting to me) than looking at my father drag his thumb along the magnetic stripe of his credit card to wipe it clean.
Karpov leant forward, chewed his lip and ran a thumb up and down his chin.
As a rule of thumb, police estimate that confiscated drugs represent 10%-15 10%-15% tofal in circulathen.
"This is our Advanced Vaping System," he explains, holding the black stick between thumb and forefinger.
No one's getting cancer of the thumb from too much button-mashing.
I love that she's not a demure tennis starlet under the thumb of an all-powerful parent or coach.
There we were preparing to thumb through the Cabinet Manual on the "laws, conventions and rules on the operation of government" when the exit poll came through.
Is this your plan, Rupert – sell off your loss-making British newspapers and thumb your nose at your Twitter critics by buying the platform they love?
Then you realise that all the pictures are useless because your thumb was over the lens – and you apparently took each photo while performing some sort of star jump.
While Wirth would not divulge the extent of his budget, as a rule of thumb a top team would expect to spend a minimum of £20m, including the luxury of a deal with a major manufacturer whereby engines are supplied either free or for a nominal sum.
