Miners who have been trapped in cave-ins and pound on the rocks for rescue. It is believed that the ghosts of these miners go on knocking in the mine shafts long after the victims have died.
This definition was the basis for Stephen King's bestselling book The Tommyknockers, only in his story it was aliens that had been trapped underground instead of miners. Not a bad book.
This definition was the basis for Stephen King's bestselling book The Tommyknockers, only in his story it was aliens that had been trapped underground instead of miners. Not a bad book.
by Phaedrus Raen June 26, 2006
In Stephen King's same name novel, it refers to humans transformed into gizmo-building alien slaves.
"Give a man an anal probe, and he is good for one test. Turn a man into a tommyknocker and he can make his own anal probes."
by A kick in the pants May 18, 2005
Tommyknocker is one of the more successful DJ/producers of the hardcore/gabber scene in Europe
Tomasso Marra (Tommyknocker) was born in Italy on january the 20th 1977.
Tommyknocker starts his career in 1994 when he begins performing in some ‘illegal’ parties which are organized in Rome.
From ‘95 to ‘97 he collaborates with the “Virus staff” of Freddy K, and he is Resident Dj of a few discotheques like “06” and after “Oxygen” (the first hardcore club of Rome).
Tomasso Marra (Tommyknocker) was born in Italy on january the 20th 1977.
Tommyknocker starts his career in 1994 when he begins performing in some ‘illegal’ parties which are organized in Rome.
From ‘95 to ‘97 he collaborates with the “Virus staff” of Freddy K, and he is Resident Dj of a few discotheques like “06” and after “Oxygen” (the first hardcore club of Rome).
by Gabber4Life July 29, 2009
by Marching July 10, 2005
A term in which is used to name a homosexual. Being that tommy is a fairly generic name, you knock a tommy.
by Waccomaco May 31, 2005
by LostPenguin August 4, 2004
Male breasts, man boobs, often covered with hair. Floppy, allowing the dude to easily pass the pencil test. Decidedly unattractive.
Joe: Look at the tommyknockers on that jogger!
Sue: Eww! He should at least put on a shirt before going out in public.
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Buffy: Ohmygawd! Our sweaty lawn guy has more cleavage than I do. His tommyknockers are bigger than my knockers!
Sue: Eww! He should at least put on a shirt before going out in public.
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Buffy: Ohmygawd! Our sweaty lawn guy has more cleavage than I do. His tommyknockers are bigger than my knockers!
by Syrotica June 19, 2011