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Vinony

doorknob

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɔː.nɒb/ / /ˈdɔɹ.nɑb/

noun

Etymology: From door + knob.

  1. A circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of the door.

    “A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.”

  2. A stupid person.

verb

Etymology: From door + knob.

  1. (especially psychiatry) To suddenly bring up a time-consuming topic when very little time remains to discuss it, often as a tactic to avoid conversation.