bite (one's) thumb at

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!

See also: bite, thumb

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Larrie		LER-ee, LAR-ee	English
Joss		JAWS	English
Mcmullen		[mək'mʌlin]
ÁRon		AH-ron	Hungarian
PÁDraigÍN		PAW-dri-geen	Irish
Gervais		zher-VE	French

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