"knock-and-talk" meaning in English

See knock-and-talk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: knock-and-talks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} knock-and-talk (plural knock-and-talks)
  1. An official visit by a police officer to a person's home to discuss some matter.
    Sense id: en-knock-and-talk-en-noun-ngrAtLm- Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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