near the knuckle meaning

• On the verge of the indecent

• Some of his jokes are a bit too near the knuckle for my taste
• That joke of his was a bit near the knuckle, don't you think
• Make a slit near the knuckle and place the garlic into the slit
• The comedian's jokes were too near the knuckle for most of the women in the audience
• Small metal plates have been inserted in the finger near the knuckle joint.
• That he has fractured a bone in his right hand, near the knuckle.
• Vannatter said that he removed the handcuffs and noticed a cut near the knuckle of Simpson's middle finger of his left hand.
• The Knicks immediately sent him for X-rays, which revealed a fracture of the fifth metacarpal near the knuckle of the pinkie.
• Photographs taken for the defense team showed a small slice missing from the side of Simpson's left ring finger, and two more serious gashes on or near the knuckle of his middle finger.
• So if I was a bit near the knuckle with User : Keepcalmandcarryon I am sorry that he became upset through our interaction and happily apologize to him about that . talk ) 18 : 44, 21 January 2010 ( UTC)

• "near the knuckle" meaning in Chinese: <口>近乎下流，近乎粗鄙
• "near the knuckle" meaning in Japanese: {1} : （話などが）下品｛げひん｝になりそうな---------------------------------...
• "near the knuckle" meaning in Russian: на грани неприличного (о рассказе, шутке и т. п.)