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thumbtack

noun
/ˈθʌm.tæk/

Etymology

From thumb + tack.

  1. derived from *takkō✻ — “twig, branch, shoot”
  2. inherited from tak
  3. compounded as thumbtack — “thumb + tack”

Definitions

  1. A small nail-like tack with a slightly rounded head that can be pressed into place with…

    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

  2. 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 […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA