# up your nose with a rubber hose

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. A derisive insult.

## Etymology
Popularized in the 1970's from use by the writers of US TV series Welcome Back, Kotter to replace the censored phrase up yours, but apparently already in use decades earlier.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/up-your-nose-with-a-rubber-hose