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What (who) is knock around - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
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knock around
1.
If someone knocks you around or knocks you about, they hit or kick you several times. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
He lied to me constantly and started knocking me around.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P
2.
If someone knocks around or knocks about somewhere, they spend time there, experiencing different situations or just passing time.
...reporters who knock around in troubled parts of the world...
I know nothing about him except that he knocked about South Africa for a while.
PHRASAL VERB: V P prep/adv, V P n
3.
If someone or something is knocking around or knocking about, they are present in a particular place. (mainly BRIT)
There were a couple of decent kits knocking around, but this wasn't one of them!...
PHRASAL VERB: only cont, V P
4.
If you knock around or knock about with someone, you spend your spare time with them, either because you are one of their friends or because you are their boyfriend or girlfriend. (mainly BRIT)
I used to knock about with all the lads from round where Mum lives...
They were knocking around together for about a year.
= hang around
PHRASAL VERB: V P with n, pl-n V P together
Knock-knock joke
COMMON FORM OF CALL-AND-RESPONSE JOKE
Knock knock joke; Knock-knock jokes; Knock knock jokes
The knock-knock joke is a type of audience-participatory joke cycle, typically ending with a pun. Knock-knock jokes are primarily seen as children's jokes, though there are exceptions.
Knock, Knock, Ginger
CHILDREN'S GAME
Ding dong ditch; Nigger knocking; Knock door run; Knock a door run; Ding Dong Ditch; Ding dong dash; Nicky Nicky Nine Doors; Ding-Dong Ditch; Doorbell ditch; Knock down ginger; Knock knock ginger; Ding-dong doorbell ditch; Ding dong doorbell ditch; Knick-knocking; Knicky Knicky Nine Doors; Knock, knock, Ginger; Knock and run; Knock 'n' run; Knock, Knock Ginger; Ding, Dong, Ditch; Knock Down Ginger; Cherry-knocking; Knock knock run; Ring and run
Knock, knock, ginger (also known as ding, dong, ditch in the United States) is a prank or game dating back to 19th-century England, or possibly the earlier Cornish traditional holiday of Nickanan Night. The game is played by children in many cultures.
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Knock Knock
Knock Knock may refer to:
- Knock-knock joke, a type of joke
Examples of use of knock around
1. We have a lot of acreage, so Jon bought an old station wagon with a standard transmission as a knock–around–the–land car.
2. I used to knock around with Shane in the park and they used to say ‘Look at this knife‘. It‘s always been like this since I have lived around here." Adelle said she had been told the name of the youth who was in custody on suspicion of murder.
3. Like there were two kids with big heads and webbed feet at his school and I went ‘Were they related?‘ And he said ‘No‘. I went, ‘did they knock around together?‘ And he said ‘no – that‘d be too obvious‘. And his philosophies ..." Gervais describes Karl‘s thoughts as a bottomless pit of comedy jewels but he‘s wary of exploiting him – "I don‘t want to over–fish". "He‘s a mate first of all, though.