brown thumb

English

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Noun

brown thumb (plural brown thumbs)

1. (idiomatic) Lack of skill at growing plants; something possessed by a poor gardener.

   I have a terrible brown thumb. I could probably kill silk flowers.

Related terms

• green thumb

Translations

lack of skill at growing plants

• Finnish: viherpeukalo keskellä kämmentä
• French: pouce brun m (Quebec)