knifecrime

English

Etymology

knife +‎ crime

Noun

knifecrime (uncountable)

  1. (Britain) Criminal activity involving knives, especially when gang-related.

Verb

knifecrime (third-person singular simple present knifecrimes, present participle knifecriming, simple past and past participle knifecrimed)

  1. (Britain, humorous) To stab
    • 2008 August 8, Dave Larrington, “Buck Uni spelling”, in uk.rec.sheds, Usenet‎:
      Is it just my imagine, or has teh yoof on the left of the top bit just knifecrimed someone?
    • 2009 February 5, Will, “Summary apology from a celebrity”, in alt.usage.English, Usenet‎:
      Is this not just another example of racist stereotyping - the little gollies are basically criminals, probably going around doing lots of knifecriming.
    • 2009 July 11, alt-f4, “Mansfield Cathokic Comprehensive”, in uk.politics.misc, Usenet‎:
      Jack: "Oi, don't you talk to my fuckin' bird like that you paedophile bastard or I'll fuckin' knifecrime you."
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