kneecap
noun
the patella.
Example Sentences
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McBryde calls John “a guitar god” and says TJ’s deep voice “could make your kneecaps come unglued”; she adds that she likes to listen to their records “while I’m doing yard work, slinging a chainsaw.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
It also kneecaps much of the NLRB’s work.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
Dorset Council leader Nick Ireland told the BBC at the time that it "kneecaps" the county’s efforts to achieve their "net zero" target - the goal of no longer adding to carbon emissions by 2050.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
Many of the lesions and tears that had begun shrinking during training were smaller and the fresh damage seen around some kneecaps had largely dissipated, with few remaining signs of lesions and tears.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
My jaw dropped so far it damn near broke my kneecaps.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
