thumb war

English

Noun

thumb war (countable and uncountable, plural thumb wars)

(hand games) A children's game in which the two opponents interlock each other's right- or left-handed fingers, each attempting to hold down the other's thumb.
Synonyms: thumb fight, pea-knuckle, pea-knuckle war, thumb-a-war, thumb wrestle

Translations

children's game

Chinese:
Mandarin: 拇指大戰／拇指大战 (mǔzhǐ dàzhàn)
Estonian: pöidlasõda
Finnish: peukalopaini
French: bataille de pouces f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: tumbrottning c

Further reading

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