Word info

knock knock

Speech parts

1. knock knock - Noun

2. knock knock - Interjection

Meaning

knock knock (plural knock knocks)

A knock-knock joke

(colloquial, often childish) A phrase used to introduce a "knock knock joke"
Knock knock./Who's there?/Wendy./Wendy who?/Wendy you want to open the door?

(colloquial, often childish) A phrase used in lieu of knocking (e.g. on the door), when it is not possible to knock.

knock-knock

a verbal emulation of a knocking sound

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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knock-knock

Examples

A 1936 Associated Press newspaper article said that "What's This?" has given way to "Knock Knock!" as a favorite parlor game. Source: Internet

"'Knock Knock' Latest Nutsy Game For Parlor Amusement." Source: Internet

The article also said that Knock Knock seemed to be an outgrowth of making up sentences with difficult words, an old parlor favorite. Source: Internet

“Well the goal is to really spark children’s learning through play,” says Peter Olson, Director of Knock Knock. Source: Internet

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