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verb
To show deference or obsequious respect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Qualifier: often satirical or contemptuous
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Synonyms: bow and scrape, pull one's forelock, touch one's forelock
Antonyms: none provided
History
From a traditional gesture of respect to the higher classes, pulling down one’s front piece of hair or cap in a mock bow.
