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knee-slapping

knee-slapping noun: the action of striking one's own knee with the hand, associated with hearty laughter.

Noun

knee-slapping

  1. The action of striking one's own knee with the hand, associated with hearty laughter.

Questions about knee-slapping

What does knee-slapping mean?
Knee-slapping means the action of striking one's own knee with the hand, associated with hearty laughter.
What part of speech is knee-slapping?
Knee-slapping is a noun.

Words near knee-slapping in the dictionary

  1. knee-paddles
  2. knee-paddling
  3. knee-pads
  4. knee-slapper
  5. knee-slappers
  6. knee-slapping
  7. knee-tremble
  8. knee-trembler
  9. knee-tremblers
  10. knee-trembles
  11. knee-trembling

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