"knock knock" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} knock knock
  1. (colloquial, often childish) A phrase used to introduce a "knock knock joke" Tags: childish, colloquial, often
    Sense id: en-knock_knock-en-intj-R9j2~zAI
  2. (colloquial, often childish) A phrase used in lieu of knocking (e.g. on the door), when it is not possible to knock. Tags: childish, colloquial, often
    Sense id: en-knock_knock-en-intj-z0Bly-kP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ding dong

Noun

Forms: knock knocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} knock knock (plural knock knocks)
  1. A knock-knock joke
    Sense id: en-knock_knock-en-noun-eIwPCnzt

Inflected forms

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