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knock-knock joke

knock-knock joke noun: an audience-participation joke ending with a pun.

Noun

knock-knock joke (plural knock-knock jokes)

  1. An audience-participation joke ending with a pun.
    Synonyms:
    knock knock

Synonyms of knock-knock joke

Forms of knock-knock joke

pluralknock-knock jokes
alternative formknock knock joke

Origin of knock-knock joke

knock-knock + joke

Questions about knock-knock joke

What does knock-knock joke mean?
Knock-knock joke means an audience-participation joke ending with a pun.
What part of speech is knock-knock joke?
Knock-knock joke is a noun.
What is the plural of knock-knock joke?
The plural of knock-knock joke is knock-knock jokes.

Words near knock-knock joke in the dictionary

  1. knock-knees
  2. knock-knock
  3. knock-knock burglaries
  4. knock-knock burglary
  5. knock-knock ginger
  6. knock-knock joke
  7. knock-knock jokes
  8. knock-knocked
  9. knock-knocking
  10. knock-knocks
  11. knock-me-down

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