thumb a ride

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thumb a ride definition

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to beg a ride; to stand at the side of the street and signal to cars with one's thumb for a ride; to hitchhike. : I'll thumb a ride to get there if I have to.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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thumb a ride

see hitch a ride.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Thumb a ride is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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"Time grows dim. Time that was so long
grows short, time, all goggle-eyed,
wiggling her skirts, singing her torch song,
giving the boys a buzz and a ride,
that Nazi Mama with her beer and sauerkraut.
Time, old gal of mine, will soon dim out."

-Anne Sexton

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