Thumbsucker

Thumbsucker

Thumbsucker may refer to the following:
*"Thumbsucker" (novel), a 1999 novel by Walter Kirn
*"Thumbsucker" (film), a 2005 film directed by Mike Mills based on the novel
*"Thumbsucker" (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2005 film, composed by Tim DeLaughter and performed by The Polyphonic Spree and Elliott Smith
*Someone who sucks their thumb
*"(journalistic slang)" a lengthy think piece or editorial on a complex topic


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  • Thumbsucker — Título Thumbsucker Ficha técnica Dirección Mike Mills Producción Anthony Bregman Bob Stephenson …   Wikipedia Español

  • Thumbsucker — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Thumbsucker Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • thumbsucker — (THUM.suk.ur; thi as in thin) n. Journalist s term for a lengthy story or opinion piece based on a vast, complex topic; a journalist who writes such articles. Example Citation: McEachran did me another favor when he dropped a memo on my desk that …   New words

  • Thumbsucker (film) — Infobox Film name = Thumbsucker caption = Thumbsucker film poster writer = Walter Kirn (novel), Mike Mills starring = Lou Taylor Pucci Keanu Reeves Tilda Swinton Vincent D Onofrio director = Mike Mills producer = Anthony Bregman, Bob Stephenson… …   Wikipedia

  • Thumbsucker (soundtrack) — Infobox Album | Name = Thumbsucker Type = Album Artist = The Polyphonic Spree, featuring Elliott Smith Released = September 13, 2005 Recorded = Genre = Pop Length = Label = Hollywood Records, Good Records Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

  • Thumbsucker (novel) — infobox Book | name = Thumbsucker title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Walter Kirn cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Bantam Doubleday Dell release date …   Wikipedia

  • thumbsucker — noun A piece of serious journalism that explains the background, and interprets current events …   Wiktionary

  • thumbsucker — n British an immature weakling, a baby ► Iain t followin a bunch of thumbsuckers you want to run a national firm, friend, you put your arse in gear behind us. (The Firm, British TV play, 1989) …   Contemporary slang

  • thumbsucker — thumb•suck•er [[t]ˈθʌmˌsʌk ər[/t]] n. 1) a person who habitually sucks a thumb 2) sts sl. think piece • Etymology: 1890–1900 thumb′suck ing, n …   From formal English to slang

  • thumbsucker — …   Useful english dictionary

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