bite (one's) thumb at

An archaic insult, often accompanied by the gesture of biting one's thumb at the person being insulted. How dare you say that to me? I bite my thumb at you, sir!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Camilla	kə-MIL-ə (English), kah-MEEL-lah (Italian, Danish), KAH-meel-lah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Emem	-	Western African, Ibibio
Hal	[hæl]
Riza	-	Turkish
CÁNdido	KAHN-dhee-dho	Spanish
Eason	[isən]