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cocking a snook

cocking a snook is the present participle and gerund of cock a snook.

Meaning of cock a snook

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

Questions about cocking a snook

What is cocking a snook the present participle and gerund of?
Cocking a snook is the present participle and gerund of cock a snook.

Words near cocking a snook in the dictionary

  1. cockily
  2. Cockin
  3. cockiness
  4. cocking
  5. cocking a deaf 'un
  6. cocking a snook
  7. cocking it over
  8. cocking of a snook
  9. cocking of snooks
  10. cocking off
  11. cocking on

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