单词 | knees-up |
释义 | knees-up[ neez-uhp ] / ˈnizˌʌp / noun British Informal.a party or lively gathering, usually including dancing. Origin of knees-upby ellipsis from Knees up, Mother Brown a popular dance, originally a song with the same title (1939) Words nearby knees-upkneesies, knee-slapper, knee-socks, knee spavin, knee-sprung, knees-up, knee-trembling, kneidel, knell, Kneller, knelt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for knees-upknees-up noun plural knees-upsa boisterous dance involving the raising of alternate knees a lively noisy party or celebration, esp one with dancing Word Origin for knees-upC20: from the song "Knees up Mother Brown" to which the dance is performed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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