take a knee

an american football term for when the quarterback drops to one knee immediately after receiving the snap, thus automatically ending the play.

the use of taking a knee comes only near the end of a game when your team is in possession of the ball and holds a narrow lead (by a touchdown or less). if you execute a run or p-ss play, you risk turning the ball over and allowing the opposing team to gain possession and a chance to score. by taking a knee, you are able to run down the clock without putting the ball at risk.

a boring, if strategically important, play.
coach: john, listen – we got 5 seconds remaining, p-ss the ball to porter, porter – you’ll take a knee and end this game.

players: goooooooooooo…….. tigers!
to take a temporary break from an activity.
nikki: i’m stuffed from this buffet. i’m taking a knee then going back for dessert!
jenz: great idea nikki niner, you are sooooo smart, and accurate too!
“take a knee”, the worst diss in sports. this term comes from american football. should you screw up during practice or worse, during a game, the coach tells you “take a knee” where which you go to the sideline and kneel down on one knee so that the team and audience can see your total humiliation. i first heard this term in 1984, though i know it has to originate from a date way before my time. my coach of at least 45 yrs. old at the time used this term.

coach says: miss your read…take a knee. miss your block…take a knee. miss your hole…take a knee.
ex: god…mit john doe! get your blocks or you’re taking a knee.
ex: je..s freakin’ chr..t… that ball fell right through your hands, take a knee.
kneeling for the national anthem before a major sporting event.
kaepernick will take a knee during the anthem.
to get down on one knee to suck a mans p-n-s. it may also refer to taking two knees, for if reciever lasts longer than 15 seconds.
norman was being a real d-ck on friday so i told him to take a knee and smile like a donut
verb. to urinate through the opening of your shorts at the knee, without removing your shorts.
bob: man! i really gotta take a p-ss, but there’s nowhere to go!!
samwise: just go around the corner and take a knee.
bob: wow! great idea! good thing i’m wearing shorts today!
to be interrupted in the act of performing c-nn-l-ng-s on a frenchwomanin the lobby of your apartment by your housemate, ideally whilst wearing a waistcoat.
dude, you take a knee like a pro. that sh-t cracked me up. you bruce forsythed that frenchie good.