knee pit

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knee pit

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From knee + pit, presumably by analogy with armpit.

noun knee pits · kneepit

informal The shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint; the backside of the knee.
Similar: hough, poplit, popliteal fossa

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@misc{knee_pit_2026,
  title = {knee pit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knee%20pit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}