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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- My brother thumbed his nose in reply to my snide remarks.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- Richard Feynman delighted in thumbing his nose at the dissidents and workers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
fer pam i pipa
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Chinese Mandarin:
嘲笑我的鼻子
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Dutch:
een lange neus maken
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Finnish:
näyttää pitkää nenää
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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French:
faire un pied de nez
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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German:
eine lange Nase machen
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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German:
eine Nase drehen
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Hungarian:
orrot mutat
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Hungarian:
szamárfület mutat
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Italian:
fare marameo
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Korean:
조롱하다
(joronghada)
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Polish:
zagrać na nosie
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Romanian:
tiflă
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Russian:
показа́ть нос
(pokazátʹ nos)
— to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect
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Finnish:
näyttää pitkää nenää
— to act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect
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Hungarian:
fittyet hány
— to act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect
