thumb on the scales

A form of thumb on the scale — An act of bias or a tactic for cheating which creates a situation that unfairly benefits one party involved in an interaction.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounthumb on the scales (plural thumbs on the scales)

plural thumbs on the scales

  1. alternativeAlternative form of thumb on the scale.
Cite this entry
APA

thumb on the scales. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20on%20the%20scales

MLA

“thumb on the scales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20on%20the%20scales. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumb on the scales,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20on%20the%20scales.

Source: thumb on the scales on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.