knock down ginger in English

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{
  "etymology_text": "In reference to a traditional poem. See Knock, Knock, Ginger.",
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      },
      "expansion": "knock down ginger (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "British English",
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      "glosses": [
        "The prank of knocking on somebody's front door and running away before it is opened."
      ],
      "id": "en-knock_down_ginger-en-noun-NnWW9DQ5",
      "links": [
        [
          "prank",
          "prank"
        ],
        [
          "knock",
          "knock"
        ],
        [
          "front door",
          "front door"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK) The prank of knocking on somebody's front door and running away before it is opened."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cherry knocking"
        },
        {
          "word": "chickenelly"
        },
        {
          "word": "ding-dong ditch"
        },
        {
          "word": "knock and run"
        },
        {
          "word": "nicky-nicky-nine-doors"
        },
        {
          "word": "ratty"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Knock, Knock, Ginger"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "knock down ginger"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "In reference to a traditional poem. See Knock, Knock, Ginger.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "knock down ginger (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The prank of knocking on somebody's front door and running away before it is opened."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prank",
          "prank"
        ],
        [
          "knock",
          "knock"
        ],
        [
          "front door",
          "front door"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK) The prank of knocking on somebody's front door and running away before it is opened."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Knock, Knock, Ginger"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cherry knocking"
    },
    {
      "word": "chickenelly"
    },
    {
      "word": "ding-dong ditch"
    },
    {
      "word": "knock and run"
    },
    {
      "word": "nicky-nicky-nine-doors"
    },
    {
      "word": "ratty"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knock down ginger"
}

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"knock down ginger" meaning in English

Noun