kayo

kay·o

[key-oh, key-oh; v. key-oh] noun, plural kay·os, verb, kay·oed, kay·o·ing. Slang.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism

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kayo or slang KO (ˈkeɪˈəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl kayos
1.  boxing another term for knockout
 
vb , kayos, kayoes, kayos, kayoing, kayoed
2.  boxing See knockout another term for knock out
 
[C20: from the initial letters of knock out]
 
KO or slang KO
 
n
 
vb
 
[C20: from the initial letters of knock out]

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Kayo is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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KO definition

[ˈkeˈo]
and kayo
  1. n.
    a knockout. (The abbreviation is an initialism. Boxing.) : It was a quick KO, and Wilbur was the new champ.
  2. tv.
    to knock someone out. (See also KOed. Boxing.) : Wilbur planned to KO Wallace in the third round.
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