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.
There is no historical evidence to support the claim that Sir Isaac Newton sucked his thumb. It is likely a myth or misunderstanding. Newton was a highly intelligent scientist and mathematician, known for his contributions to physics and calculus.
The dorsum of the thumb is the back side of the thumb, or more simply put, the top of the thumb where the nail is located. It is the opposite side of the palm where the thumb pad resides.
The thumb has two joints: the metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint at the base of the thumb and the interphalangeal (IP) joint at the tip of the thumb.
A toe thumb, also known as a hitchhiker's thumb, is a genetic trait where the thumb is shorter, wider, and bends backward at an angle, resembling a toe. It is a harmless variation in thumb anatomy that affects some people.
you put your thumb on a chair, then you sit down on your thumb, and boom, you're sittin o your thumb.
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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.
"Bite your thumb" is an old gesture of insult or provocation, similar to giving someone the finger. It is considered rude in many cultures and can escalate tensions between individuals.
an example of comic relief is at the beginning of the play with the Montagues and the CapuletsI:i:41-53 "I will frown as I pass by... No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir."
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Paint thumb nail with no-bite nail polish (used to keep one from biting nails).
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actually, it was used in the french and English wars, when captors would offer the option to prisoners to either be killed or bite a fig from the anus of a donkey. the sign is a huge insult in England, and tells the other person that i hate you and the only way you can regain my respect is to do something horrible, like to bite a fig out of an ass's ass.
An insulting gesture in "Romeo and Juliet" is to bite one's thumb. This action is akin to flipping someone off in modern-day terms and is seen as a sign of disrespect.
just ask nicely if they don't want to then just ask another one of your friends to thumb wrestle *I'm sure their not gonna bite they are your friends :)
no, hes decided that he will bite her as long as she marries him and she says yes. no, hes decided that he will bite her as long as she marries him and she says yes.