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snook
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snuk
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–noun
1.
a gesture of defiance, disrespect, or derision.
—Idiom
2.
cock a snook
or
cock one's snook,
to thumb the nose:
a painter who cocks a snook at traditional techniques.
Also,
cock a snoot.
Origin:
1875–80;
orig. uncert.
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