knuckle dragger: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    United StatesUnited Kingdominformalslangderogatory
    • An insulting term for a person perceived as coarse, uncultured, primitive, or brutish; someone thought to be intellectually or socially backward.
    • A disparaging label for a person regarded as violent, aggressive, or overly physical in manners or behavior.

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    • Calling him a knuckle dragger was harsh, but his behavior at the meeting did seem quite uncivilized.

      Le traiter de 'knuckle dragger' était dur, mais son comportement lors de la réunion semblait vraiment grossier.

    • Some people unfairly label others as knuckle draggers just because they don’t share the same education or manners.

      Certaines personnes qualifient injustement d’autres de 'knuckle draggers' simplement parce qu’elles n’ont pas la même éducation ou les mêmes manières.

    • He was called a knuckle dragger by his classmates after the fight broke out in the schoolyard.

      Ses camarades l’ont traité de 'knuckle dragger' après que la bagarre ait éclaté dans la cour de l’école.

  • 2.

    General Englishinformalslang
    • A jocular or self-deprecating term applied to someone who displays rough, working-class traits or rugged masculinity without necessarily implying serious offense.

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    • Jake jokingly called himself a knuckle dragger after spending the weekend doing tough manual labor on the farm.

      Jake s’est qualifié en plaisantant de 'knuckle dragger' après avoir passé le week-end à faire un travail manuel difficile à la ferme.

    • Despite being a city guy, he embraced his knuckle dragger side when helping out with construction work.

      Bien qu’il soit un citadin, il a accepté son côté 'knuckle dragger' en aidant aux travaux de construction.

    • She laughed and called her brother a knuckle dragger because of his rough-and-tumble attitude at the family barbecue.

      Elle a ri et a traité son frère de 'knuckle dragger' à cause de son attitude brutale lors du barbecue familial.

Examples:

  • EN: A new knuckle dragger.
    ES: Una nueva mecánica.
  • EN: That guy was a knuckle dragger.
    ES: Aquel tio era un gorila.
  • EN: Uh, I call myself the closet cook, because people look at me, and they see, like, this guy that probably rides a harley and is a knuckle dragger and is a big dude, you know?
    ES: Uh, me llamo el cocinero secreto, porque la gente me mira, y ven, como, un hombre que probablemente monta una harley Y es un gran tipo ¿sabes?
  • EN: I'm just ViCAP's resident knuckle dragger.
    ES: Sólo soy el residente de ViCAP que arrastra los cables.
    ID: Aku hanyalah penarik buku jari penduduk ViCAP.
  • EN: Jason's gonna need more than a knuckle dragger
    ES: Jason va a necesitar más que un guardaespaldas
  • EN: You've ruined my car...... you knuckle dragger.
    HI: तोड़ दी मेरी कमर ऐ बंदा-पर्वर आप ने
  • EN: Sulk, and the team's newest player, Moe the knuckle dragger.
    ID: Sulk, dan pemain terbaru tim, Moe, penyeret buku jari.
  • EN: Jason's gonna need more than a knuckle dragger - watching his six.
    ID: Jason akan butuh lebih dari sekadar penembak mengikuti komandonya.

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