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knob-jockey

knob-jockey is the alternative form of knob jockey.

Meaning of knob jockey

Noun

knob jockey (plural knob jockeys)

  1. (UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar) A gay man.
    • In fact maybe now's as good a time as any to tell you: if you're gay, you go to Hell. Doesn't matter what else you spend your time doing – painting the Sistine Chapel, for instance – knob-jockey? Down you go. (Lezzers are borderline; room for manoeuvres if they've done social work.)2007, Glen Duncan, I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story
  2. (UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar) A promiscuous straight woman.
    • Christ, she is a knob jockey of the old school. She's had more pricks in her than a pub dartboard.2010, Geraint Anderson, Cityboy: Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile
  3. (UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar) A promiscuous man; a player.
    • She also needed a certain knob jockey to leave her alone.2019, Eve Langlais, Furry United Coalition #2
  4. (UK, derogatory, humorous, slang, vulgar) A term of abuse.
    • Ruining a barbecue by burning the meat. You really are a complete knob jockey.

Forms of knob-jockey

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Questions about knob-jockey

What is knob-jockey the alternative form of?
Knob-jockey is the alternative form of knob jockey.

Words near knob-jockey in the dictionary

  1. knob-and-tube
  2. knob-end
  3. knob-ends
  4. knob-gobbler
  5. knob-gobblers
  6. knob-jockey
  7. knob-jockeys
  8. knob-rash
  9. knob-rot
  10. knob-thatcher
  11. knob-thatchers

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