thumbs-down
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of thumbs-down
First recorded in 1885–90
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Movie buffs are giving the thumbs-down after Bill Simmons used ChatGPT to channel Roger Ebert on his podcast “The Rewatchables,” which has also run ads for OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
If a product - say Viennese-style sausages from Kostelecké uzeniny or sliced bread from Penam - belongs to an Agrofert company, a thumbs-down symbol appears.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025
Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — who has occasionally written articles for The Times — also gave the “bias meter” a thumbs-down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024
I remain in the thumbs-down camp concerning the prequels, by the way; instead of rehashing the same quibbles, I’ll simply direct you to Charles Taylor’s 1999 review for Salon.
From Salon ● May 25, 2024
I pair an over-the-top smile with a thumbs-up, before turning it into a thumbs-down and shaking my head, the smile slipping off my face.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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