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pudknocker

pudknocker noun: a pretentious but unskilled pilot.

Noun

pudknocker (plural pudknockers)

  1. (slang) A pretentious but unskilled pilot.
    • I'll tell you. We got two categories of pilots around here. We got your prime pilots that get all the hot planes. And we got you pudknockers who dream about getting the hot planes.1983, The Right Stuff, 00:31:20

Forms of pudknocker

pluralpudknockers

Questions about pudknocker

What does pudknocker mean?
Pudknocker means a pretentious but unskilled pilot.
What part of speech is pudknocker?
Pudknocker is a noun.
What is the plural of pudknocker?
The plural of pudknocker is pudknockers.

Words near pudknocker in the dictionary

  1. pudicities
  2. pudicity
  3. pudina
  4. Puding
  5. pudique
  6. pudknocker
  7. pudknockers
  8. Pudney
  9. Pudneys
  10. PUDO
  11. Pudong

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