English Explanatory Dictionary

knees-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A party.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

knees-up knees-ups

Etymology

UK 20th century. From the song "Knees Up Mother Brown" (from at least 1918; published 1938). Suggesting the motions of dancing.

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