Meanings
nounthumb war (countable and uncountable, plural thumb wars)
plural thumb wars
- countableuncountablehand gamesA children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.
Synonyms: thumb fight, pea-knuckle, pea-knuckle war, thumb-a-war, thumb wrestle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 拇指大戰 /拇指大战
- 拇指大戰 /拇指大战 (mǔzhǐ dàzhàn)children's game
Dutch duimworstelen
- duimworstelenchildren's game
Estonian pöidlasõda
- pöidlasõdachildren's game
Finnish peukalopaini
- peukalopainichildren's game
French bataille de pouces
- bataille de pouceschildren's game
German Daumenwrestling, Daumencatchen
- Daumenwrestlingchildren's game
- Daumencatchenchildren's game
- Daumenringenchildren's game
Japanese 指相撲
- 指相撲 (yubizumō)children's game
Korean 엄지씨름
- 엄지씨름 (eomjissireum)children's game
Portuguese luta de dedão
- luta de dedãochildren's game
Spanish gallitos, gallito inglés
- gallitoschildren's game
- gallito ingléschildren's game
Swedish tumbrottning
- tumbrottningchildren's game
Cite this entry
APA
thumb war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20war
MLA
“thumb war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20war. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumb war,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumb%20war.
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