Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Southern US, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncountable)A racial assault by a group of white people, typically bored youths in a truck or car, on one or more black people, typically a random pedestrian.

  2. (US, dated, offensive, slang, uncountable)Ding-dong ditch.

Origin

In sense 2, perhaps influenced by knick-knock, another name for the same prank.

In sense 2, perhaps influenced by knick-knock, another name for the same prank.

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Word family

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