KNICKS

Etymology

From the fictional Diedrich Knickerbocker, a pseudonym of Washington Irving.

Proper noun

Knicks

The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association, formerly the New York Knickerbockers of the Basketball Association of America.

Etymology

Noun

knicks pl (plural only)

(British, colloquial) Knickers.

(cycling) Lycra pants (usually short) used by cyclists.

Source: Wiktionary



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