Usually means: Feeling upset or slighted socially.
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  1. nose out of joint: Merriam-Webster
  2. nose out of joint: Wiktionary
  3. nose out of joint: Dictionary.com
  4. Nose Out of Joint: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  5. Nose Out Of Joint: A to Z list of the most popular idioms
  6. Nose Out of Joint: The Word Detective

Definitions from Wiktionary (nose out of joint)

noun:  (idiomatic) An emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because they have been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action, usually involving being seen in an inferior light to another person.

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