When armies took prisoners in southern Europe in the middle ages, they would sometimes be offered the chance to earn their freedom by eating a fig from a mules anus. As the captors taunted their captive, offering him this degrading method of escape, they would bite their thumbs.
by Themanwiththegiantwilly September 14, 2005
The grammatically correct way that Shakespeare would say "I bite my thumb at thou!" since everything has to be grammatically correct...
(An insult used in Shakespeare)
(An insult used in Shakespeare)
I bite my thumb at thee!
by Magicfruitcake December 04, 2016
As has been noted before, it has been used by Shakespeare.
A qualified guess is that the phrase, (and the hand gesture that accompanies it), symbolizes oral sex,
and implies that the insulted is gay.
A qualified guess is that the phrase, (and the hand gesture that accompanies it), symbolizes oral sex,
and implies that the insulted is gay.
by Hakan July 26, 2004
by rusty shakleford January 27, 2003