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I've got your nose

I've got your nose noun: a young children's game in which someone simulates stealing the victim's nose from their face and demonstrates this by showing their own thumb protruding between the index and middle fingers.

i've got your nose: a young children's game in which someone simulates stealing the victim's nose from their face and...
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Noun

I've got your nose (uncountable)

  1. (children's games) A young children's game in which someone simulates stealing the victim's nose from their face and demonstrates this by showing their own thumb protruding between the index and middle fingers.

Questions about I've got your nose

What does I've got your nose mean?
I've got your nose means a young children's game in which someone simulates stealing the victim's nose from their face and demonstrates this by showing their own thumb protruding between the index and middle fingers.
What part of speech is I've got your nose?
I've got your nose is a noun.

Words near I've got your nose in the dictionary

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  3. I've burned myself
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  6. I've got your nose
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  8. I've never heard it called that before
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