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thumbs-down
[thuhmz-doun]
noun
an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc.
Word History and Origins
Origin of thumbs-down1
Example Sentences
He doesn’t see fit to weigh in beyond offering a thumbs-down emoji.
These range from the substantive to the ridiculous: Only 25% approved of renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America," while 70% disapproved; pardoning the Jan. 6 defendants has 62% disapproval; and ending birthright citizenship gets thumbs-down from 59% of respondents.
Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — who has occasionally written articles for The Times — also gave the “bias meter” a thumbs-down.
The media built him up, and as we saw in the Roman colosseum, the thumbs-up can quickly turn to thumbs-down.
The council majority held fast: thumbs-down on the pier.
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