Kool Moe Dee

knock out the box

transitive phrasal verb

Published on April 10, 2016, 6:12 a.m.

to defeat

Collocates skelly⁴, MC³, sucker², yo², Chi-town, club, dis, DJ, ox, rock, skins, smoke, Swisher, vest, wack, I'mma, diss

Domains Violence

Etymology probably from the game skelly, in which a player aims to knock another player's bottle cap outside a square area

Synonyms lace up, own, school, serve, stomp, thump, touch

Related concepts skelly

Rhymes fox², blocks, o'clock, ox, Pete Rock, pop, rocked, rocks, Rox, tops

1986 Kool Moe Dee "Bad Mutha" [Kool Moe Dee]
Any other MCs are knocked out the box
1987-10-25 Heavy D & The Boyz "Chunky But Funky (Remix)" [Living Large]
Takin all MC's, knock 'em out the box
1988-08-08 N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton" [Straight Outta Compton]
I'm knockin' niggaz out tha box daily

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