thumbtack
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thumbtack
- /ˈθʌm.tæk/
Where it comes from
From thumb + tack.
noun thumbtacks
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A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with light pressure from the thumb; used for hanging light articles on a wall or noticeboard.
You say that I'm broke my nigga, how is that?
Bitch I'm stickin to this paper like a thumbtack
Similar: drawing pin
verb thumbtacks · thumbtacking · thumbtacked
- To fix or attach something with a thumbtack. On the particle-board partition that separated his cubicle from the next, Paul had thumbtacked things that might inspire him […]
Translations
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noun nail-like tack
| Español | chinche, chincheta, tachuela, estoperol |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 압정 apjeong |
| 日本語 | 画鋲 gabyō |
| 中文 | 圖釘 /图钉 túdīng |
| Português | tacha |
| Français | punaise |
| Deutsch | Reißzwecke, Reißnagel, Heftzwecke, Reißbrettstift |
| Italiano | puntina |
| Ελληνικά | πινέζα pinéza |
| Română | piuneză |
| Русский | канцеля́рская кно́пка kanceljárskaja knópka, кно́пка knópka |
| العربية | دَبُّوس dabbūs |
verb to attach something with a thumbtack
| Español | tachonar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 用圖釘釘住 /用图钉钉住 yòng túdīng dìngzhù |
| Português | tachar |
| Français | punaiser |
| Deutsch | anpinnen, anheften, anzwecken, zwecken |
| Русский | прика́лывать prikályvatʹ, приколо́ть prikolótʹ |
Talk about this word "thumbtack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thumbtack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. thumbtack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thumbtack "thumbtack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thumbtack.Cite this
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title = {thumbtack},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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