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Types of gestures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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(idiomatic) To place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, usually while simultaneous wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect. My brother thumbed his nose in reply to my snide remarks. ... to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect...
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Seated among Manhattan's beauty and chivalry in the Metropolitan's bar, over a bottle of vintage '28 champagne, plump, vigorous Mrs. Doherty treated a press photographer to a fine demonstration of the simple, or one-ply, nose-thumb. ... The gesture had true sweep, high photogenic quality (see cut), and was generally conceded...
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Governor Rick Perry says "Texas Can leave the Union If It Wants To" ... There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it, but if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what may come out of that.
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Companies in the nascent array-based consumer genetics testing market may begin to differentiate themselves in response to pressure from at least one state health agency, and should work together to develop standards that will ensure ... Mari Baker, CEO of personal genetics company Navigenics, ... We are not quite there yet,
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CTV News on CTV - Canadian television's online home for news and entertainment ... OTTAWA — The Senate has passed the Conservative government's omnibus anti-crime bill, averting an election showdown over the issue. ... The Liberal-dominated upper chamber approved the legislation Wednesday -- just three days before a deadline...
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First, make your hand into a fist with the thumb sticking out. ... A variation of this gesture is to insert your nose at the crotch of the V. The ...
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