COCKING SNOOKS (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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All three may contain posts making fun of individual students' behavior.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Since the faces on display are unusually eclectic, the knee-jerk reaction is to fear the movie is making fun of them.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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On this weekend’s episode of the sketch comedy show, George Fouracres played Prime Minister Andy Burnham with Emma Sidi as Liverpool’s Mayor Steve Rotheram, poking fun at the pair’s Stand Up to Cancer special Friday on Celebrity Gogglebox.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
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

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