80's-90's MEMORIES

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  • Nairn0

    Names for knocking the door and running away

    Knock down ginger
    Knock knock ginger
    Knock out ginger
    Chappy/chap door run
    Bobby knocking
    Granny knocking
    Ding dong dash
    Chickenelly
    Chicky melly
    Knick knack
    Knocky knocky nine doors
    Nicky nicky nine doors
    Ring and run
    Knock and nash

    • Nicky nicky nine doors_niko
    • brazil nut knockimbecile
    • The kids round the area where I grew up were seriously lacking in imagination. It was called Knock-a-door-run.Wolfboy
    • Ding-dong ditchmandomafioso
    • In South Africa: Tok Tokkie
      (named after a beetle)
      Projectile
    • nick nocking here in Ozsab
    • @Wolfboy - In Northern England I think it was 'Knock door, run away' and in Scotland it was 'chap door, run away', lolNairn
    • @Nairn haha, That's great. I grew up in Northern England – West Yorkshire and I'm just off out now for a game of kick ball into goal.Wolfboy

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