thumb one's nose

Express scorn or ridicule. For example, I'm sure the members of the school committee thumb their noses at any suggestion we make . This expression alludes to the traditional gesture of contempt, that is, placing the thumb under the nose and wiggling the fingers. [c. 1900]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Khalilah	-	Arabic
Kinga	KEEN-gah (Polish), KEEN-gaw (Hungarian)	Polish, Hungarian
Pece	-	Macedonian
Zephyr	ZEF-ər (English)	Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Mariko	mah-ṙee-ko	Japanese
Ferdinand	FER-dee-nahnt (German, Dutch), FUR-di-nand (English), FER-dee-nahnd (Finnish)	German, French, Dutch, English, Czech, Slovene, Finnish, Ancient Germanic