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A joke made about a caller at the door. It usually ends up as a play on words. The structure of a knock-knock joke is as follows: Person 1: Knock-knock. Person 2: Who's there? Person 1: (Phrase A). Person 2: '(Phrase A)'…

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  1. A joke made about a caller at the door. It usually ends up as a play on words. The structure of a knock-knock joke is as follows: Person 1: Knock-knock. Person 2: Who's there? Person 1: (Phrase A). Person 2: '(Phrase A)' who? Person 1: (Phrase A) (funny punch line). > Here is a knock-knock joke: > George: Knock-knock. > Reginald: Who's there? > George: Em. > Reginald: 'Em' who? > George: Emphysema! So you better quit smoking!