knee-buckler
knee-buckler noun: a curveball (or occasionally a knuckleball) that fools the hitter, causing his or her knees to buckle (i.e. bend).
Noun
knee-buckler (plural knee-bucklers)
- A curveball (or occasionally a knuckleball) that fools the hitter, causing his or her knees to buckle (i.e. bend).
- Anything so stunning as to have a weakening effect on a person.
- This guy is a sensitive and gentle, yet exciting sex partner, certainly not rough but always leading the dance. She could get weak, just anticipating him, a real knee buckler.2008, Everett Stephenson Jr., Resolution, page 195
- “Hi, Jimmy!” His friends stared back and forth between him and myself with their mouths open. Bella smiled a patented knee buckler at him.2013, Erik Schubach, Music of the Soul, volume 1
Forms of knee-buckler
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Questions about knee-buckler
- What does knee-buckler mean?
- Knee-buckler means a curveball (or occasionally a knuckleball) that fools the hitter, causing his or her knees to buckle (i.e. bend).
- What part of speech is knee-buckler?
- Knee-buckler is a noun.
- What is the plural of knee-buckler?
- The plural of knee-buckler is knee-bucklers.
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