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king-hit

American

[king-hit] / ˈkɪŋˌhɪt /

noun

Australian.

a knockout punch.

king-hit British

noun

a knockout blow, esp an unfair one

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verb

to deliver a knockout blow to

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Etymology

Origin of king-hit

First recorded in 1920–25

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