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Cock a snoot — thumbs on nose gesture … Dictionary of Australian slang
cock a snoot — Australian Slang thumbs on nose gesture … English dialects glossary
cock a snook — phrasal or cock snooks also cock a snoot : to thumb the nose an unmannerly upstart cocking snooks at venerable men Adrian Bell in the Highlands where they traditionally cock a snoot at rationing laws John Calder * * * … Useful english dictionary
cock — I. /kɒk / (say kok) noun 1. a male chicken. 2. the male of any bird, especially of the gallinaceous kind. 3. Obsolete the crowing of the cock: they were up at first cock. 4. a leader; chief person; ruling spirit. 5. a device for permitting or… …
cock a snook/snoot — Vrb phrs. To openly show contempt or disrespect. From the action of placing one s hand infront of the face with thumb touching the nose and fingers spread and extended, used to express contempt. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
snook — snook1 /snoohk, snook/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) snook, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) snooks. 1. any basslike fish of the genus Centropomus, esp. C. undecimalis, inhabiting waters off Florida and the West Indies and south to … Universalium
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant — This article is about the cultural ethnonym. For other uses, see Wasp (disambiguation). White Anglo Saxon Protestant Regions with significant populations All parts of the United States Languages Major: American English. Religion Protestantism … Wikipedia
outface — v 1. outstare, stare down, stare out of countenance, outface, face down, face out, outlook; outdare, outbrave, brazen out or through; withstand, stand, endure, hold up, hold out, brave, not flinch or shrink from, Inf. bite the bullet. 2. defy,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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body — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. torso (See body); solid, mass; group, assemblage; substance, bulk; main part. See whole, party. II Physical structure Nouns 1. body, anatomy, torso; carcass, cadaver, corpse, remains (See … English dictionary for students
