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Knacker's yard

Area of a slaughterhouse where animal carcasses unfit for human consumption are rendered into useful materials such as glue.

As an English colloquial expression, it is used to describe a person or object that is spent beyond all reasonable use, as in "He is only fit for the knacker's yard".
"If Barry Bonds' knee gets any worse, the only trade the Giants will find possible is one with the knacker's yard".
by Guy Dalziel August 3, 2006
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Knacker Shower

When an Irish gypsy (or Knacker) has no shower facilities and uses excessive amounts of spray deodrant to cover up the smell, whilst creating an even worse one
I was fiercw smelly the morning after that fight and so I had a Knacker Shower John Joe
by Cill-bert March 9, 2009
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knacker drinking

When someone over 18 or someone that looks over 18 gets loads of cheap drink for underage irish teenagers, which they drink in the middle of no where until they don't remember what they did and go home either absolutely hammered(much to the dismay of their parents?) or in an ambulance(much to the dismay of their liver).
Sean picks up phone.
Ray: "Aaah, boyz, whats going down today, boss?"
Sean: "Aaah, Dannys going into Tescos to get 40 cans and den going into Aldi to get 10 naggins of Smirnoff so we can go knacker drinking up da trax"
Ray: "Sorted boss, meet you dere in 5 min, boss, boss"
Sean: "Yeah, well sorted, Tomas was in a bad state yesterday"
Ray: "Always is, 12 Dutch Gold is his limit, man, boss"
by Yellow Yellow December 24, 2008
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knackers

1. A slang term for 'testicles'.
2. A yard where horses are killed for food or glue, short for the "knacker's yard".
3. Sometimes used in place of 'knackered', meaning 'tired' or 'worn out'.
1. He's got his knackers in a twist.
2. We sent Red Rum to the knacker's yard.
3. My knackers are knackers after all that fun in the knacker's.
by Kevin Watkins May 13, 2004
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knack

verb (West Yorkshire) - To beat up
Try that again and I'll knack yer
by shedlord June 5, 2011
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knacks

Short/Slang of 'Knackers' / 'Scumbags' used in Ireland to define sketchy characters, who'll steal you clothes, money, and other possessions you have on you when walking through the cities of Dublin or Limerick.
Wear tracksuits, travel in numbers, and cary knives.
I hope that knack no be stealing ma' Gamecube!
by DK February 11, 2004
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knackered

spent, near death.
Origin from 'knacker's yard' where one took old horses to become pots of glue.
On my feet all day and I'm knackered.
by Quas1 October 26, 2008
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