kayo

(kā-ō', kā'ō')
n. Sports, pl., -os.
A knockout in boxing.

tr.v., -oed, -o·ing, -os.

1. Sports. To knock out.
2. Slang. To put out of commission.

[Pronunciation of KO.]

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O.K. (1923 —) .
P. G. Wodehouse If you think it's kayo, it's all right by me (1928).

[Reversal of the pronunciation of O.K. under the influence of K.O. knock out.]

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• Violent Actions - kayo: Slang. knock out

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See words rhyming with "kayo."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - knockout
v. tr. - slå ud, knockoute

Nederlands (Dutch)
knock-out, knock-out slaan

Français (French)
n. - K.O.
v. tr. - mettre K.O

Deutsch (German)
n. - K.-o.-Schlag, vernichtende Niederlage
v. - k.o. schlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νοκ άουτ
v. - βγάζω νοκ άουτ

Italiano (Italian)
fuori combattimento, mettere fuori combattimento

Português (Portuguese)
abbr., -
n. - nocaute (m) (Desp.)
v. - nocautear, destituir (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
нокаут, отправлять в нокаут

Español (Spanish)
n. - golpe que pone fuera de combate
v. tr. - poner fuera de combate

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - knockout
n. - knockoutslag
v. - slå ut

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
击倒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 擊倒
v. tr. - 擊倒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 케이오, 녹아웃
v. tr. - 케이오 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ノックアウトする, ノックアウト

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضربه قاضيه في الملاكمه (فعل) يصرع بضربه قاضيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכה מהממת, מכה מכריעה‬
v. tr. - ‮המם או הכריע במכה‬

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