knut
- A small coin used in the fictional wizarding world of the Harry Potter series, equivalent to one twenty-ninth of a Sickle. nounIn the wizarding world, a Knut is the smallest denomination of currency.He paid three Knuts for a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.
- A term used in early 20th-century Britain to describe a fashionable young man, often one who is idle or self-indulgent. nounHe was considered a knut, always seen in the latest styles and at the most exclusive parties.The knuts of the 1920s were known for their carefree lifestyle and love of jazz.