knuckle sandwich
Sock the mouth
A knuckle sandwich is a punch to the face, especially to the mouth.
The term plays on the idea of "serving" someone something unpleasant, with the fist's knuckles as the main ingredient.
It appears most often as a threat rather than a description of an actual punch: Keep talking and I'll give you a knuckle sandwich.
The expression has a slightly dated, cartoonish quality, often used humorously or by those mimicking tough-guy talk.
- fistTightly closed hand
- sucker punchUnanticipated strike without warning
- right hookLateral punch from dominant hand
- sockKnitted foot covering
- punchStrike with fist
pummel · throw hands · haymaker · muzzler · attack · clobber · shiner · batter · uppercut · wallop · fight · blow · slugfest · beat down · knockout · violence · jab · throwdown
- fistfightspunch, jab, uppercut, haymaker, right hook
- retro slanggroovy, far out, the bee's knees, neato, cool cat
- strikesgeneral strike, labor strike, wildcat strike, strike action, walkout
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Touch with lips
hug · caress · pat on the back · embrace · gentle touch
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Pork slices in bread
turkey sandwich · PB&J · BLT · club sandwich · nourishment
knuckle sandwicholive branch
Symbol of reconciliation
peace offering · apology · forgiveness · truce · reconciliation
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