thumb one's nose

gesture of insult and defiance
Thing gesture Q9060154
thumb one's nose
Vilhelm Pedersen · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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thumb one's nose

Summary

thumb one's nose is a gesture[1]. It draws 153 Wikipedia views per month (gesture category, ranking #13 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • thumb one's nose's image is recorded as Vilhelm Pedersen, CGNN8, ubt.jpeg[3].
  • thumb one's nose's instance of is recorded as gesture[4].
  • thumb one's nose's subclass of is recorded as derisive hand gesture[5].
  • thumb one's nose's Commons category is recorded as Thumbing nose[6].
  • thumb one's nose's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11b76gl11s[7].

Why It Matters

thumb one's nose draws 153 Wikipedia views per month (gesture category, ranking #13 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). thumb one's nose. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/thumb-one-s-nose
MLA “thumb one's nose.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/thumb-one-s-nose.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_thumb-one-s-nose_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{thumb one's nose}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/thumb-one-s-nose}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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