# thumbsucker

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thumbsucker