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Dilantoplu Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Nokkon

Hello,

There is this girl who's on the way with her dad to meet a friend. And they talk about what time he will pick her up while she is leaving the car.

Dad: "Nine o'clock?"
Sarah: "On the dot. I'm always early. It's you who's late."
Dad: "As if. Nokkon, little lady."
Sarah: "Nokkon, Dad."

What does Nokkon mean?

Thanks in advance,
Dilan.
  

Top answer

Hi, Where did you find this dialogue? Nokkon', and not eg 'Knock on'? Clive

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Hi,

Where did you find this dialogue?

Are you sure it was spelled '.Nokkon', and not eg 'Knock on'?

Clive
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Yes I am sure. This is from the book "Straw Men" by Michael Marshall, so it is written like that. I searched it on Google but couldn't find anything.
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Hi,

I have no idea what this means.

I wonder if it is some kind of reference to the idiom, ''Knock on wood'?

Clive
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Hello again,

I don't think so but couldn't come with a better idea neither.

Thank you anyway,

Dilan.
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Could it be some sort of private language between the father and daughter that may have been introduced earlier in the book? Something like a special saying invented and agreed upon the two that has significance for them?
My dad and I had a couple of words like that. They were just for us.
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Unfortunately it is not like that either. I have been reading it quite carefully and saw nothing like this, I even looked for it now once again but nothing.

I thought that it may refer to a special conversation from a movie or show etc. Could it be?
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Heh. I jumped online, as I’ve just read the same section of The Straw Men, and this page was in the search results. I suspect we’re not about to find an answer.
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Hi

I think some of the answers below are close to being right. If you carry on reading, there is indeed a character called Nokkon Wud ...

- Mr Wud was something that she and her father had invented. At least, they thought they'd invented him.

He is explained in some detail further on in the story.

Dave

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