"e-thumb" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-e thumb.ogg Forms: e-thumbs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of e- + green thumb. By surface analysis, e- + thumb. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|e-|green thumb|id1=digital}} Blend of e- + green thumb, {{surf|en|e-|thumb|id1=digital}} By surface analysis, e- + thumb Head templates: {{en-noun}} e-thumb (plural e-thumbs)
  1. (US, idiomatic) A natural skill for tinkering with electronics or computers. Tags: US, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-e-thumb-en-noun-xcjm5Msk Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e- (digital), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with e- (digital): 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (US) A person with this skill. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-e-thumb-en-noun-RSnb2pk5 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with e- (digital), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with e- (digital): 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: brown thumb, green thumb

Inflected forms

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