thumb one's nose

VERB

pooh-pooh

Synonyms

WEAK

deride disparage ridicule sneeze at sniff at

Example Sentences

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“What a way to thumb one’s nose at French bashing! #ProudofFrance.”

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2014

Goofs and pranks suddenly became a way to blow off steam, thumb one's nose at campus administration, and indulge creative thinking and behavior stifled by the Institute's rigorous undergraduate curriculum.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam