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What (who) is knobbly - definition


knobbly      
or knobby
Something that is knobbly or knobby has lumps on it which stick out and make the surface uneven.
...knobbly knees.
ADJ
Knobbly knees competition         
  • A knobbly knees competition at [[Butlin's]], [[Skegness]], in 1956. Contestant 78 was the winner.
PARODY OF A BEAUTY CONTEST
Knobbly knees contest; Knobbliest knees contest; Knobbly Knees Competition
A knobbly knees (or knobbliest knees) competition is a parody of a beauty contest, in which the winner is the person judged to have the knobbliest, or most misshapen, knees.
Bunodosoma capensis         
SPECIES OF CNIDARIAN
Knobbly anemone
Bunodosoma capensis, commonly known as the knobbly anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Actiniidae.Branch, G.
Examples of use of knobbly
1. Laurel and Hardy judged the knobbly knees contests.
2. But the plot has actual, knobbly, natural, bursting–with–life vegetables growing on it.
3. Customs officials nabbed three suitcases full of the knobbly fruit being smuggled in from Italy a few weeks ago.
4. It is a phenomenon more commonly associated with the footballing fraternity of her husband... but Victoria Beckham has put her knobbly knees proudly on display anyway.
5. Putin in London Away from the knobbly–knees contest in Blackpool, Tony Blair will be hosting Vladimir Putin in London for the EU–Russia summit on Tuesday.