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cock a snoot

To regard someone or something with disrespect. Primarily heard in UK. Don't you cock a snoot at my instructions—I'm your superior!

cock a

snook/snoot Chiefly British

To thumb one's nose: "[The clock] is set wrong and hung crooked, as if to cock a snook at the importance of time" (Kevin Crossley-Holland).

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Sequins, Scottie dog designs, puppies and kittens all feature on their current collection and for pounds 20 we can all afford to take home a designer label and cock a snoot at Selena Scott.

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