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  1. tug one's forelock: Merriam-Webster
  2. tug one's forelock: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (tug one's forelock)

verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic, often satirical or contemptuous) To show deference or obsequious respect.


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