"knock-knock" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Head templates: {{en-interj}} knock-knock
  1. A verbal emulation of a knocking sound. Derived forms: knock-knock burglary, knock-knock joke Translations (verbal knocking sound): 磕磕 (kēke, kàikài) (Chinese Mandarin), klop klop (Dutch), kop kop (Finnish), toc-toc (French), klopf klopf (German), טוק טוק (tuk tuk) (Hebrew), woi woi (Indonesian), ノックノック (nokkunokku) (Japanese), 똑똑 (ttokttok) (Korean), 노크노크 (nokeunokeu) (Korean), puk-puk (Polish), тук-ту́к (tuk-túk) (Russian), knack knack (Swedish), tok-tok (Tagalog), tak tak (Turkish), gõ gõ (Vietnamese)
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          "code": "de",
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          "roman": "tuk tuk",
          "sense": "verbal knocking sound",
          "word": "טוק טוק"
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          "sense": "verbal knocking sound",
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      "sense": "verbal knocking sound",
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "tuk tuk",
      "sense": "verbal knocking sound",
      "word": "טוק טוק"
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      "code": "id",
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      "word": "ノックノック"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "verbal knocking sound",
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      "sense": "verbal knocking sound",
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      "code": "tr",
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