cock a snook

verb

To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.

“to cock a snook at authority”

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take a sightthumb one's nose
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Meanings

verbcock a snook (third-person singular simple present cocks a snook, present participle cocking a snook, simple past and past participle cocked a snook)

present singular third person cocks a snook · participle present cocking a snook · participle past cocked a snook · past cocked a snook

  1. UKderogatoryidiomaticTo perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.

    Synonyms: take a sight, thumb one's nose

  2. broadlyfigurativelyTo flout or show disrespect to.

    to cock a snook at authority

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.

Similar
take a sightthumb one's nose
Also see
take a sightthumb one's nose
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cock a snook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20a%20snook

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cock a snook,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20a%20snook.

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