knockers
knockers Lexical Profile
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• noun
Plural form of knocker; hinged metal rings, bars, or hammers attached to exterior doors for rapping to announce a visitor.
"The antique brass knockers on the historic townhouses were polished to a bright shine."
A woman's breasts, especially when large (slang).
"The bawdy comedy film was full of crude jokes and dated slang."
British In Cornish and Welsh folklore, mischievous subterranean spirits or sprites believed to inhabit tin and coal mines and to indicate rich veins of ore by knocking on the rock walls.
"Cornish miners traditionally left a small piece of their pasty behind as an offering to appease the knockers."
Word Nuance & Usage
When used in the plural to refer to a woman's breasts, 'knockers' is vulgar or coarse slang and should be avoided in formal, professional, or polite contexts.
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