thumb one's nose | Idiomator

Meaning: To place athumbupon the tip of thenose, typically with the fingers spread and while simultaneouslywigglingone'sfingers, in agestureofdisrespect.My brotherthumbed his nosein reply to my snide remarks.; (figuratively)To actdisrespectfully, especially byfloutingthe object of disrespect.Richard Feynman delighted inthumbing his noseat the dissidents and workers.

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