knock on wood en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˌnɑk ɑn ˈwʊd/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˌnɒk ɒn ˈwʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌnɑk ɔn ˈwʊd/ Southern US, Midland US
- [ˌnäk än ˈwʊd] (General-American)
Etymology
From a folk practice of unclear origin.
Meanings
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(Philippines, US, idiomatic) Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.
I do a lot of walking, and I have never had any knee problems yet, knock on wood.
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Synonyms
Translations (27)
tr tahtaya vur (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · hu lekopogom (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · az göz dəyməsin (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · fi koputa puuta (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · sv peppar peppar (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · nn bank i bordet (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · it tocchiamo ferro (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · sv peppar, peppar, ta i trä (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · he חמסה חמסה (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · ca toca ferro (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · he חמסה חמסה חמסה (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · de (dreimal) auf Holz klopfen (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · nn tvi tvi (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · ms choi (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · ca toca fusta (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · it tocca ferro (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · pl odpukać (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · ru тьфу-тьфу (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · ceb simbako (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · yue 大吉利市 (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · id amit-amit (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · es toca madera (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · he טפו טפו (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · fr touchons du bois (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · ru тьфу-тьфу-тьфу (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · da 7-9-13 (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action) · he טפו טפו טפו (hopefully; used when undertaking such a customary action)