allergic salute

noun

The characteristic and sometimes habitual gesture of wiping or rubbing the nose in an upwards or transverse manner with the fingers, palm, or back of the hand.

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Meanings

nounallergic salute (plural allergic salutes)

plural allergic salutes

  1. medicineThe characteristic and sometimes habitual gesture of wiping or rubbing the nose in an upwards or transverse manner with the fingers, palm, or back of the hand.

    Synonyms: allergy salute

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic and sometimes habitual gesture of wiping or rubbing the nose in an upwards or transverse manner with the fingers, palm, or back of the hand.

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APA

allergic salute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergic%20salute

MLA

“allergic salute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergic%20salute. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allergic salute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allergic%20salute.

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