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knob jockeys

knob jockeys is the plural 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.

Questions about knob jockeys

What is knob jockeys the plural of?
Knob jockeys is the plural of knob jockey.

Words near knob jockeys in the dictionary

  1. knob head
  2. knob heads
  3. knob job
  4. knob jobs
  5. knob jockey
  6. knob jockeys
  7. Knob Lake
  8. knob lock
  9. knob locks
  10. knob mudalia
  11. knob of butter

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