knifecrime

English

Etymology

From knife +‎ crime.

Pronunciation

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Noun

knifecrime (countable and uncountable, plural knifecrimes)

1. Alternative form of knife crime

Verb

knifecrime (third-person singular simple present knifecrimes, present participle knifecriming, simple past and past participle knifecrimed)

1. (UK, humorous) To stab

   Synonyms: ching, shiv; see also Thesaurus:stab

   • 2008 August 8, Dave Larrington, “Buck Uni spelling”, in uk.rec.sheds‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Is it just my imagine, or has teh yoof on the left of the top bit just knifecrimed someone?

   • 2009 February 5, Will, “Summary apology from a celebrity”, in alt.usage.English‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Is this not just another example of racist stereotyping - the little gollies are basically criminals, probably going around doing lots of knifecriming.

   • 2009 July 11, alt-f4, “Mansfield Cathokic Comprehensive”, in uk.politics.misc‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Jack: "Oi, don't you talk to my fuckin' bird like that you paedophile bastard or I'll fuckin' knifecrime you."