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knobber.

A hart in its second year; a young male deer.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A hart in its second year; a young male deer.

  2. A stupid, obnoxious, or otherwise contemptible person.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · derogatory · slang
Where this word comes from

From knob + -er; the deer sense derives from the fact that a young buck's antlers begin diminutively as mere knobs; the fool sense derives indirectly from a reference to the penis; the two senses are ultimately cognate.

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