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cock a snook

cock a snook verb: to perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.

Verb

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

  1. (UK, derogatory, idiomatic) To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To flout or show disrespect to.
    • to cock a snook at authority

Synonyms of cock a snook

Forms of cock a snook

third-person singular presentcocks a snook
present participlecocking a snook
past participlecocked a snook
pastcocked a snook

Questions about cock a snook

What does cock a snook mean?
Cock a snook means to perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.
What part of speech is cock a snook?
Cock a snook is a verb.
What is the past tense of cock a snook?
The past tense of cock a snook is cocked a snook.

Words near cock a snook in the dictionary

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  10. cock block
  11. cock blocked

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