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allergic salute

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.

Noun

allergic salute (plural allergic salutes)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    allergy salute

Synonyms of allergic salute

Forms of allergic salute

pluralallergic salutes

Questions about allergic salute

What does allergic salute mean?
Allergic salute means 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.
What part of speech is allergic salute?
Allergic salute is a noun.
What is the plural of allergic salute?
The plural of allergic salute is allergic salutes.

Words near allergic salute in the dictionary

  1. allergens
  2. allergic
  3. allergic response
  4. allergic responses
  5. allergic rhinitis
  6. allergic salute
  7. allergic salutes
  8. allergical
  9. allergically
  10. allergics
  11. allergies

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