up your nose with a rubber hose

phrase

A derisive insult.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. A derisive insult.

Origin

Popularized in the 1970's from use by the writers of US TV series Welcome Back, Kotter to replace the censored phrase up yours, but apparently already in use decades earlier.

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APA

up your nose with a rubber hose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20your%20nose%20with%20a%20rubber%20hose

MLA

“up your nose with a rubber hose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20your%20nose%20with%20a%20rubber%20hose. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up your nose with a rubber hose,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20your%20nose%20with%20a%20rubber%20hose.

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