rap someone's knuckles

Reprimand, as in If I'd seen John take that last piece of cake, I'd have rapped his knuckles. This term transfers a physical punishment to a verbal one. [Late 1600s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sawyl	-	Welsh
Philetos	-	Biblical Greek
Alayna	ə-LAYN-ə	English (Modern)
Eira (1)	-	Welsh
&Thorn;ÓRketill	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Santos	SAHN-tos	Spanish