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General Slang
Knock Me Your Lobes
/nɑk mi jʊr loʊbz/ · phrase · slang
Lend me your ears, that is, listen up and pay attention.
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Definitions
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A request to be heard out fully before anyone interrupts.
“Now knock me your lobes and don't cut in.”
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2
Used to open an important or exciting announcement.
“Knock me your lobes, gate, the band just got booked uptown.”
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3
A jive command to listen, literally 'give me your ear-lobes,' meaning pay attention.
“Knock me your lobes, I've got news.”
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Knock Me Your Lobes In A Sentence
Knock me your lobes, everybody, the show's about to start.
He leaned in close and said, 'Knock me your lobes.'
Knock me your lobes for one minute and I'll lay it all out.
Origin & Usage
1930s-40s Harlem jive slang, recorded in Cab Calloway's 'Hepster's Dictionary,' where 'knock me' meant 'give me' and 'lobes' meant the ears. It is the jive equivalent of 'lend me your ears.'
Variants
knock me your ears
People Also Ask
What does 'knock me your lobes' mean?
It means 'lend me your ears,' a jive way of telling someone to listen up.
Where did 'knock me your lobes' come from?
From 1930s-40s Harlem jive, recorded in Cab Calloway's 'Hepster's Dictionary.'
Why 'lobes'?
Because 'lobes' stood for the ear-lobes, so the phrase meant 'give me your ears,' that is, listen.
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