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The word'knowlie'is derived from'Knowle Hospital',a mental hospital near Wickham,Hampshire.The term first became popular in the 90's when Swanmore secondary school leavers of '92 used it as an insulting term for fellow class mates,insinuating (rather unkindly) they should be locked away with the rest of the halfwits and misfits!
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