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
Pelagius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Tommaso	tom-MAH-zo	Italian
Abishag	AB-i-shag (English)	Biblical
Alonzo	-	Italian
Piripi	-	Maori
Mose	-	German