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Kaka Cocks A Snook At City*

You say Kaka I say Cooker

Monday, January 19th, 2009

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 So common sense prevails
As it all goes South at Eastlands
If the boots were made for walking
And money really talks
Then Kaka’s silence speaks volumes
For the agents of (missed) fortune.

Notes

Looks like Kaka has refused to move. Respect.
*To “Cock a Snook” meaning:
A derisive gesture.
Origin
In trying to explain the origin of ‘Cock a snook’ it would be helpful to know what a snook is. Unfortunately we don’t really. There is a species of fish called snook, but it isn’t that, unless there’s a form of derisive gesture that I’ve had too sheltered an upbringing to be aware of. A snook is also a promontory of jutting out land. That could have something to do with the gesture as it does involve sticking fingers out. Apart from this single phrase, snook isn’t a word you would expect to hear very often. It is sometimes reported to be derived from snout, as in thumbing one’s nose. That’s possible but, although snout and snook are somewhat similar, why didn’t they just ‘cock a snout’. That term doesn’t appear to be recorded. The general understanding of what’s meant by ‘cock a snook’ is the spread hand with thumb on the nose, preferably with crossed eyes, waggling fingers and any other annoying gesticulation that comes to mind at the time. It’s what the Americans call ‘the five-fingered salute’.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/kaka-cocks-a-snook-at-city/