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knuckle draggers

knuckle draggers is the plural of knuckle dragger.

Meaning of knuckle dragger

Noun

knuckle dragger (plural knuckle draggers)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, often) A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person.
    • Mickey was wide receiver on the St. Rita Football Team in 2007—a big strapping, robust south side knuckle dragger and chick magnet.2008 December 21, Pat Hickey, “Prepare the Pulitzer”, in Chicago Daily Observer, retrieved 05 Jan 2009
    Synonyms:
    Neanderthal

Questions about knuckle draggers

What is knuckle draggers the plural of?
Knuckle draggers is the plural of knuckle dragger.

Words near knuckle draggers in the dictionary

  1. knuckle bow
  2. knuckle bows
  3. knuckle children
  4. knuckle down
  5. knuckle dragger
  6. knuckle draggers
  7. knuckle duster
  8. knuckle dusters
  9. knuckle joint
  10. knuckle joints
  11. knuckle sandwich

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