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Knockabout

ˈnɒkəbaʊt

Knockabout definitions

adjective

Inflections:

knockabout

denoting rough, slapstick comedy

"some moments are pure split-your-sides knockabout hilarious"

Synonyms:
lively active animated exuberant spirited bouncy frisky excited overexcited in high spirits high-spirited ebullient vibrant rowdy unruly wild uproarious unrestrained undisciplined uninhibited uncontrolled abandoned rough romping rollicking disorderly knockabout riotous rip-roaring rumbustious roistering tumultuous
(of clothes) suitable for rough use

"he showed up unannounced, wearing his usual knockabout clothes"

noun

Inflections:

knockabout knockabouts

a rough, slapstick comic performance

"the song and dance quickly turns into a hilarious knockabout"
a tramp

"he was a penniless, homeless knockabout"

Synonyms:
homeless person drifter down-and-out itinerant wanderer nomad wayfarer traveller rover transient migrant beachcomber person of no fixed address/abode tramp derelict beggar bird of passage rolling stone
a farm or station handyman

"on weekends I was one of the knockabouts"
a small yacht or dinghy

"he was a crew member aboard one of the knockabouts"