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snook
snook 1 S0513000 (sno͝ok, sno͞ok)n. pl. snook or snooks Any of several chiefly marine fishes of the family Centropomidae, especially Centropomus undecimalis, a food and game fish of warm Atlantic waters. Also called robalo, sergeant fish.
[Dutch snoek, pike, from Middle Dutch snoec.]
snook 2 S0513000 (sno͝ok, sno͞ok)n. A gesture of derision or defiance.Idiom: 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).
[Origin unknown.]snook (snuːk) n, pl snook or snooks1. (Animals) any of several large game fishes of the genus Centropomus, esp C. undecimalis of tropical American marine and fresh waters: family Centropomidae (robalos)2. (Animals) Austral the sea pike Australuzza novaehollandiae[C17: from Dutch snoek pike]
snook (snuːk) ncock a snook a. to make a rude gesture by putting one thumb to the nose with the fingers of the hand outstretchedb. to show contempt by being insulting or offensive[C19: of obscure origin]snook1 (snuk, snʊk)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) snook, (esp. for kinds or species) snooks. any of various warm-water marine fishes of the family Centropomidae, esp. Centropomus undecimalis, of the Atlantic. [1690–1700; < Dutch snoek] snook2 (snʊk, snuk)
n. a gesture of defiance, disrespect, or derision made by thumbing the nose. Idioms: cock a snook, to thumb the nose. [1875–80; orig. uncertain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | snook - large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pikeCentropomidae, family Centropomidae - a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalosrobalo - a kind of percoid fish |
Translationssnook
cock a snookTo regard someone or something with disrespect. Primarily heard in UK. Don't you cock a snook at my instructions—I'm your superior!See also: cock, snookcock a snootTo regard someone or something with disrespect. Primarily heard in UK. Don't you cock a snoot at my instructions—I'm your superior!See also: cock, snootcock a snook at someoneto show or express defiance or scorn at someone. He cocked a snook at the traffic cop and tore up the ticket. The boy cocked a snook at the park attendant and walked on the grass.See also: cock, snookcock a snookThumb one's nose, as in As soon as the teacher turned her back, the boys cocked a snook at her. This expression was first recorded in 1791 and the precise source of snook, here used in the sense of "a derisive gesture," has been lost. It is more widely used in Britain but is not unknown in America. See also: cock, snookcock a snook at someone/something BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you cock a snook at someone or something, you show them that you do not respect them, often by insulting them. They drove around in big cars, openly flaunting their wealth and cocking a snook at the forces of law and order. This was the electorate's attempt to cock a snook at their own political establishment. Note: To cock a snook at someone literally means to make a rude gesture by placing the end of your thumb on the end of your nose, spreading out your fingers, and moving them up and down. `Thumb your nose at someone' means the same. See also: cock, snook, someone, somethingcock a snook openly show contempt or a lack of respect for someone or something. informal, chiefly British Literally, if you cock a snook, you place your hand so that your thumb touches your nose and your fingers are spread out, in order to express contempt. Recorded from the late 18th century, the expression's origins are uncertain—as are those of the gesture itself, which occurs under a variety of names and in many countries, the earliest definite mention of it being by Rabelais in 1532 .See also: cock, snookcock a ˈsnook at somebody/something (British English, informal)
1 make a rude gesture by putting your thumb to your nose
2 do or say something that shows your lack of respect for somebody/something, especially when you cannot be punished for this: She cocked a snook at her teachers by going to school with her hair dyed purple.See also: cock, snook, somebody, somethingsnook
snook1. any of several large game fishes of the genus Centropomus, esp C. undecimalis of tropical American marine and fresh waters: family Centropomidae (robalos) 2. Austral the sea pike Australuzza novaehollandiae snook
Words related to snooknoun large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish watersRelated Words- Centropomidae
- family Centropomidae
- robalo
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