knock-knock joke
noun /ˌnɒk ˈnɒk dʒəʊk/
/ˈnɑːk nɑːk dʒəʊk/
- a type of joke that depends on the way in which some words in English sound like other words. The person telling the joke says ‘Knock-knock’, someone answers ‘Who's there?’, and the first person says a name that isn't what it seems. A typical example might be: ‘Knock-knock.’ ‘Who's there?’ ‘Lucy.’ ‘Lucy who?’ ‘Lucy Lastic (= loose elastic).’
敲门笑话：一种笑话类型，取决于英语中某些单词听起来与其他单词听起来相似的方式。讲笑话的人说“敲敲门”，有人回答“谁在那儿？”，而第一个人说的名字似乎并不像。一个典型的例子可能是：“敲敲”。'谁在那儿？' “露西。” “露西是谁？” 露西·拉斯蒂克（Lucy Lastic，松紧的松紧带）。