thumb one's nose

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English

Etymology

See thumb, nose.

Pronunciation

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Verb

A Confederate sailor thumbing his nose (gesture)

thumb one's nose (third-person singular simple present thumbs one's nose, present participle thumbing one's nose, simple past and past participle thumbed one's nose)

  1. To place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, typically with the fingers spread and while simultaneously wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.
    My brother thumbed his nose in reply to my snide remarks.
  2. (figuratively) To act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect.
    Richard Feynman delighted in thumbing his nose at the dissidents and workers.

Synonyms

  • (place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect): cock a snook

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