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slobber knocker

slobber knocker noun: a violent collision experienced by a person.

Noun

slobber knocker (plural slobber knockers)

  1. (informal) A violent collision experienced by a person.
    • "I'm gonna flatten her with my own personal slobber-knocker block." "She'll never know what hit her!"1993, Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, The Berenstain Bears and the female fullback, page 68
    • "Decleaters" are awarded to athletes at Wisconsin who stand up to "dee opponent and knocks him off dee cleats," while a player at Miami can receive a "slobber knocker" for slamming an opponent's saliva out of his mouth.2006, Peter S. Finley, Laura L. Finley, The sports industry's war on athletes, page 72
  2. (informal) A violent physical confrontation.
    • That was a real slobber knocker of a football game.

Forms of slobber knocker

pluralslobber knockers
alternative formslobberknocker
alternative formslobber-knocker

Questions about slobber knocker

What does slobber knocker mean?
Slobber knocker means a violent collision experienced by a person.
What part of speech is slobber knocker?
Slobber knocker is a noun.
What is the plural of slobber knocker?
The plural of slobber knocker is slobber knockers.

Words near slobber knocker in the dictionary

  1. slobbed about
  2. slobbed around
  3. slobbed it
  4. slobbed out
  5. slobber
  6. slobber knocker
  7. slobber knockers
  8. slobber-knocker
  9. slobber-knockers
  10. slobbered
  11. slobberer

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