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Romeo and Juliet play~biting your thumb is like the equivalent of the middle finger. Basically F you.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoBiting you thumb means to flip someone off in medieval times like in Romeo and Juliet.
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Where did biting your thumb as an insult come from?
Biting your thumb at someone was considered a rude British insult. Also, it is a traditional Sicilian insult meaning 'the hell with you'. Kind of like an American giving somebody the finger. It's on Wikipedia.
Is the thumb a finger and you mean scientifically not by what a little kid says?
The thumb is considered a digit (finger). What makes the thumb special is that it has only 2 bones known as phalenges, as opposed to the rest of the fingers which have 3 phalenges.
What is it mean when we dream butterflies biting your hand?
If there is a butterfly in your dream, it may mean you need more focus in your life. It can also mean that you are experiencing a time of great creativity.
Why is your thumb called opposable?
The thumb on the human hand has only two phalanges, or joints, whereas human fingers each have 3 phalanges. This give the thumb greater movement and enables it to do things the fingers can't do. Collectively the fingers and thumbs are known as digits. The thumb is said to be opposable to the fingers. By definition, the thumb is both a finger and not a finger. "Finger" can mean any of the four digits besides the thumb OR any digit including the thumb. It is up to the person to decide whether or not the thumb is considered a finger.
What is the First digit of hand called as?
THUMB
What does biting your thumb at us mean?
This is a slang expression that comes from "Romeo and Juliet," and in Shakespeare's day, biting one's thumb was a way to show disrespect to someone, or to show you were eager to pick a fight with them. It would be the equivalent today of giving someone the middle finger, or spitting at someone-- its intention was to be provocative.
Romeo and juitet what dose bauteing you thumb at someone mean?
Biting your thumb at someone back then is the equivalent to giving someone the middle finger today. It's just a rude gesture intended to make the Capulets angry. When they are asked "Are you biting our thumb at us, Sir?" and respond saying "I do bite my thumb sir." That would be the same as when people subtly give you the middle finger and say that isn'thow they meant it.
Who bites his thumb?
In act 1 scence 1 Sampson bites his thumb at abram biting your thumb was considered a sign of disrespect.
How to stop thumb sucking toddlers?
Paint thumb nail with no-bite nail polish (used to keep one from biting nails).
Where did biting your thumb as an insult come from?
Biting your thumb at someone was considered a rude British insult. Also, it is a traditional Sicilian insult meaning 'the hell with you'. Kind of like an American giving somebody the finger. It's on Wikipedia.
Is biting your thumb at people an insult in some cultures?
because it is the equvalent to the middle finger
Why is biting a thumb is offensive to the Capulet in shakespeare story Romeo and Juliet?
biting the thumb back in Verona at the time romeo and Juliet was set was an offense such as sticking up your middle finger now. just another socially unacceptable thing
Who says you do bite your thumb sir?
In way back when Shakespeare plays were actually funny, biting your thumb was a hand gesture that is the equivalent of giving somebody the finger.
What is a sentence using the term back biting?
There was a lot of back biting and finger pointing in the classroom today.
What does it mean when a girl to bites her thumb nail around you?
You're making her a little nervous. And she probably likes you. (Either that, or she doesn't know you're alive, her thumbnail is bugging her, and she's biting it off.)
What does it mean when you dream of a black horse bitting your thumb off?
The black horse in this dream represents someone or something that the dreamer perceives as a large, powerful threat that is beyond the dreamer's control. Biting the thumb off symbolizes the loss of one's ability to control (grasp) the situation.
What is a sentence with the word biting?
I can give you several sentences.The fleas were biting the dog hard enough to make it yelp.She made a biting remark and hurt his feelings.Are the fish biting today?
