knocker-upper
knocker-upper · knocker-uppers
Meaning
2 senses.
(humorous, informal)The male who has sired a pregnancy.
What, Shelley is pregnant?! Who's the knocker-upper? [ = Who's the father?]
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
By a regular pattern for (informal) nouns seen also in similar forms, such as fixer-upperBy a regular pattern for (informal) nouns seen also in similar forms, such as fixer-upper and cleaner-upper; the sire sense involves an extra degree of wordplay, as an alternative surface analysis of knock (h)er up + -er is playfully apparent (who knocked 'er up?).
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Forms
plural: knocker-uppers| Singular | knocker-upper |
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