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
Sokrates	-	Ancient Greek
MÁEl Coluim	-	Scottish
Louane	-	French
Augustus	ə-GUS-təs (English), ow-KHUYS-tus (Dutch)	Ancient Roman, Dutch
Olamide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Maximillian	mak-si-MIL-ee-ən, mak-si-MIL-yən	English