noun

doorknob

DAW-nob

noun

The rounded handle you turn to open a door.

"The doorknob was cold under her hand."

verb

(informal, psychiatry) To raise a serious or time-consuming issue right as a session or meeting is about to end.

"He doorknobbed his therapist with a huge revelation right at the end of the hour."

How to Use Doorknob

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe handle for opening a door; informally, also used for bringing up a big topic just as time runs out.

Common pairings

turn the doorknob doorknobbing (in therapy)

doorknobbed past tense, doorknobs plural, doorknobs singular

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The _____ was cold under her hand.

A compound of "door" and "knob."