slobber knocker

English

Alternative forms

• slobberknocker, slobber-knocker

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Noun

slobber knocker (plural slobber knockers)

1. (informal) A violent collision experienced by a person.
   • 1993, Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, The Berenstain Bears and the female fullback‎^[1], page 68:

     "I'm gonna flatten her with my own personal slobber-knocker block." "She'll never know what hit her!"

   • 2006, Peter S. Finley, Laura L. Finley, The sports industry's war on athletes‎^[2], page 72:

     "Decleaters" are awarded to athletes at Wisconsin who stand up to "dee opponent and knocks him off dee cleats," while a player at Miami can receive a "slobber knocker" for slamming an opponent's saliva out of his mouth.

2. (informal) A violent physical confrontation.

   That was a real slobber knocker of a football game.