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cock a snook at someone Definition


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snook2
noun
    1. The gesture of putting the thumb to the nose and waving the fingers as an expression of derision, contempt or defiance.
Idiom: cock a snook at someone
    To make this gesture at them.
    To express open contempt for them.
Etymology: 19c.



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