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Noun, South Africa.
A mentally challenged person, or someone who is a bit stupid.
The literal translation is garlic (imagine a whole bulb), and pronounced as Ka-Noff-El.
It can be used in both a derogatory or endearing term, though most often the former.
(After stupid incident, insult)
Person: "Piet, jy es 'n bladdy knoffel!" (Piet, you're a bloody idiot).

(In conversation, descriptive)
Person: "Shame, have you seen Lizzie's child, she's a bit of a knoffel..."
Knoffel by KingmanSA April 27, 2014
Related Words
Knofe • Knof • knoffe • Knoffel • knofi • knofix
Knofe, lexie's creation;

1. something 1001 times way better than a simple knife
2. a super duper knife
Me: woah look at that knofe

Kayla: it's knife not knofe

Me: gdi Kayla let me live
Knofe by Idk whet August 22, 2017
are real legends with big bald heads🛐🛐
I bin do knofi und i hob a glotzn
knofi by iamsupercool2138283 November 20, 2021
A cup of water that, in replacement of ice, has razor blades and is normally drank by the people of Genovia.
I’ll beat your with the knoffe special!
knoffe by Knoffe March 22, 2022
A short stabby thing with a handle
“Don’t move or i’ll stab you with my knofe”
Knofe by Knofe_master_69 September 4, 2023
A species that is not good at anything, at all.
It can be used in many ways

OMG !! he gets knobitches
OMG!! he has knoaim

and finally

There's knofixing this guys mentality
knofix by anonymous November 30, 2023
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