"cock a snook" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cocks a snook [present, singular, third-person], cocking a snook [participle, present], cocked a snook [participle, past], cocked a snook [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cock a snook (third-person singular simple present cocks a snook, present participle cocking a snook, simple past and past participle cocked a snook)
  1. (UK, idiomatic, derogatory, as a gesture) To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect. Tags: UK, derogatory, idiomatic Synonyms: take a sight, thumb one's nose
    Sense id: en-cock_a_snook-en-verb--22Dimqq Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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