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}
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],
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"Nonstandard spelling of knockoff."
],
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"knockoff",
"knockoff#English"
]
],
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"alt-of",
"nonstandard"
]
}
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}
],
"word": "knock off"
}
Download raw JSONL data for knock off meaning in All languages combined (12.7kB)
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