brown thumb

noun

A lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill.

“I have a terrible brown thumb. I could probably kill silk flowers.”

Opposite
green thumb
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Meanings

nounbrown thumb (plural brown thumbs)

plural brown thumbs

  1. idiomaticA lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill.

    I have a terrible brown thumb. I could probably kill silk flowers.

    Antonyms: green thumb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lack of skill at growing plants; a poor gardening skill.

Opposite
green thumb

Translations

Finnish viherpeukalo keskellä kämmentä
  • viherpeukalo keskellä kämmentäa lack of skill at growing plants
French pouce brun
  • pouce bruna lack of skill at growing plants
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APA

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MLA

“brown thumb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20thumb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown thumb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20thumb.

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