"kanigget" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈnɪɡət/ Forms: kaniggets [plural]
Etymology: Written representation of a spelling pronunciation of knight. From the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, in which French soldiers taunt the English knights in broken English. Etymology templates: {{m|en|knight}} knight Head templates: {{en-noun}} kanigget (plural kaniggets)
  1. (humorous) knight Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-kanigget-en-noun-zh2AHRUt
  2. (humorous) Used as a general insult. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-kanigget-en-noun-g1GitUj7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English quotations with omitted translation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English quotations with omitted translation: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kaniggit, knigget, kniggit

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