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thumbsucker.

Someone who sucks their thumb.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Someone who sucks their thumb.

  2. A piece of serious journalism that explains the background of current events and interprets them in a manner comforting to the intended readers.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

From thumb + sucker, suggesting the ignorance of a thumb-sucking child who needs things explained.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.