knock-knock joke

knock-knock joke

See also: knock knock joke

English

Alternative forms

• knock knock joke

Etymology

knock-knock + joke

Noun

Examples
Knock knock. Who's there? Judith. Judith who? Judith like me becauthe I have a lithp? (ie, Do you dislike me because I have a lisp?)

knock-knock joke (plural knock-knock jokes)

1. One of a class of childish jokes told as a dialog, and usually including a pun, in the following form:

   "Knock knock."

   "Who's there?"

   (The teller of the joke says a name.)

   (The person to whom the joke is being told repeats the name, followed by "who?")

   (The teller of the joke says a pun based on the name.)

Synonyms

• knock knock