"kninkles" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of knees + wrinkles. Itself a modification of ninkles, which was coined by Emily Sheffield. Kninkles appeared shortly after ninkles, but only kninkles became generally accepted. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|knees|wrinkles}} Blend of knees + wrinkles Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} kninkles pl (plural only)
  1. (informal) Knees wrinkles. Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Related terms: cankle
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          "text": "Radio-frequency treatments are often used on the face to tighten slack skin and can work wonders on kninkles. \"They deliver energy into the dermal tissue,\" explains Dr Bowler. \"This heats the tissue, causing the collagen to tighten and, over time, to produce more collagen.\"",
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