faire un pied de nez

== French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pje d(ə) ne/ === Noun === pied de nez m (plural pieds de nez) snook (disrespectful gesture, performed by placing the tip of a thumb on one's nose with the fingers spread, and typically while wiggling the fingers back and forth) faire un pied de nez à quelqu'un ― to cock a snook at someone (figuratively) act of defiance faire un pied de nez à quelqu'un ― to thumb one's nose at someone === Further reading === “pied”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “nez”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012