What is Thumb Count Coercion?
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The process of reading a definition on Urban Dictionary and finding it clever until you check the thumb ratings and see it is generally not liked. In the following moments you tell yourself it wasn't ever that funny in deep shame.
Works in the opposite sense also.
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Beat Feet ha! That's clever!
4719 negative votes? I guess it is pretty lame - and my decision to reconsider has nothing to do with thumb count coercion. It was never good. Actually, god damned awful."
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Douchebaguette is not even creative.
*Sees thumb count* Well, they did make it feminine by adding the 'ette', and simultaneously constructed a type of bread. LOL! *adds +1 to rating*"
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