cock a snook (English, verb)
expansion: cock a snook (third-person singular simple present cocks a snook, present participle cocking a snook, simple past and past participle cocked a snook)
Senses:
glosses: To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.
tags: UK
derogatory
idiomatic
glosses: To flout or show disrespect to.
tags: broadly
figuratively
Forms:
form: cocks a snook
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: cocking a snook
tags: participle
present
form: cocked a snook
tags: participle
past
form: cocked a snook
tags: past