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knee slapper

knee slapper is the alternative form of knee-slapper.

Meaning of knee-slapper

Noun

knee-slapper (plural knee-slappers)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, sarcastic, usually) A joke, especially one which strikes the listener or reader as particularly humorous.
    Synonyms:
    thigh-slapper
    Antonyms:
    groaner

Forms of knee slapper

pluralknee slappers

Questions about knee slapper

What is knee slapper the alternative form of?
Knee slapper is the alternative form of knee-slapper.

Words near knee slapper in the dictionary

  1. knee raises
  2. knee roll
  3. knee rolls
  4. knee scooter
  5. knee scooters
  6. knee slapper
  7. knee slappers
  8. knee slid
  9. knee slide
  10. knee slides
  11. knee sliding

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