COCKING A SNOOK (AT) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

cocking a snook (at)

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variants also cocking snooks (at)

present participle of cock a snook (at), British

as in mocking

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter Players on the winning side couldn't resist cocking a snook at the highly-touted opposing team's pitiful performance.

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Obviously, our way in was through nostalgia and the era with slime and Gak, making fun of ourselves and self-deprecation.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Farrar’s tweet, Phillips said, plays off the dynamic of liberals getting up in arms, and people then making fun of liberals for getting up in arms.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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Bears quarterback Caleb Williams celebrated that come-from-behind victory by grating cheese on the field, poking fun at Green Bay’s Cheesehead fan base.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Caleb Williams celebrated that come-from-behind victory by grating cheese on the field, poking fun at Green Bay's Cheesehead fan base.

— Matt Zahn, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026

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