nigger knocker

See also: nigger-knocker

English

Alternative forms

• nigger-knocker

Noun

nigger knocker (plural nigger knockers)

1. (US, slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A nightstick or a similar weapon.
   • 1996, Jack Nelson, Terror in the Night: The Klan's Campaign Against the Jews‎^[1], University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 129:

     She knew “who was going with who and when they were doing it and what night of the week they were doing it.” And when the detectives were using the “burrhead sticks” or “nigger knockers” on some poor blacks, she would have to leave […]

   • 2005 July 2, Miguel Piñero, Outlaw: The Collected Works of Miguel Piñero‎^[2], Arte Publico Press, →ISBN, page 226:

     So Harry runs to open up the deadlock. Now Joey got the nigger knocker wrapped around his hand real tight, dig. I know he about to correct me on some honky rules.

   • 2014 January 20, Noah Jacobson, The Pop up Kid: Secret Memoirs of the Intentionally Abused‎^[3], AuthorHouse, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 243:

     The nigger knocker: The nigger knocker was a cut-down-to-size nightstick that measured about ten inches in length. It had been sanded down to create a fine natural wood appearance. The beauty of choosing the nigger knocker was that the victim didn't know when he was going to be hit. Normally impact did not come on the same day as the choice; […]