"knock-knock joke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knock-knock jokes [plural]
Etymology: knock-knock + joke Head templates: {{en-noun}} knock-knock joke (plural knock-knock jokes)
  1. An audience-participation joke ending with a pun. Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: knock knock, knock knock joke
    Sense id: en-knock-knock_joke-en-noun-ihiUTPdj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
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        [
          "joke",
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        ],
        [
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          "pun"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "knock knock"
        },
        {
          "word": "knock knock joke"
        }
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    }
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "word": "knock knock"
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      "word": "knock knock joke"
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