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Examples
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After a game the boys would fling themselves down in the shadow of the trees to chew the sweet grass, and play "knifey," and talk.
Here are Ladies James Stephens 1916
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Like athletes and musicians, the notoriously knifey and ruthless class of political consultants recognize the giants among them.
Ed Rollins, Republican strategist, joins political consultant hall of fame 2011
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Bollywood has the best paean to these knifey heroes in Jaya Bhaduri's knife-sharpener cameo in the 1973 hit 'Zanjeer.'
Boing Boing 2007
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Aussie: [with admiration] "I can see you've played knifey-spooney before."
The Simpsons: Springfield's Best Ortved, John 2007
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The first rule about knifey spooney is to not talk about knifey spooney.
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The first rule about knifey spooney is to not talk about knifey spooney.
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The first rule about knifey spooney is to not talk about knifey spooney.
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We used them sensibly (apart from playing knifey knifey) and I don't think any of us went on to carry them around beyond childhood.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Mr Sussex told the court that he and Mr Graydon had been involved in an altercation with the accused, who later confronted them in Howick brandishing kitchen knives, and taunted them, saying "knifey, knifey."
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When Freddy returns and begins pimping his brand of terror on these nutty kids, one of them reveals a talent that may help put ol’ knifey-hands away for good.
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