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kay⋅o

  [key-oh, key-oh; v. key-oh] noun, plural kay⋅os, verb, kay⋅oed, kay⋅o⋅ing. Slang.
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KO.
Origin:
1920–25, Americanism

KO

  [n. key-oh, key-oh; v. key-oh] noun, plural KO's, verb, KO'd, KO'ing. Slang.
–noun
1. a knockout in boxing.
–verb (used with object)
2. to knock unconscious, esp. in a boxing match; knock out.
Also, K.O., k.o., kayo.

Origin:
1920–25; initial letters of knock out
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kay·o   (kā-ō', kā'ō')   
n.   pl. kay·os Sports
A knockout in boxing.
tr.v.   kay·oed, kay·o·ing, kay·os
  1. Sports To knock out.
  2. Slang To put out of commission.

[Pronunciation of KO.]
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