kayo

[ key-oh, key-oh; verb key-oh ]

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noun, verb,plural kay·os,kay·oed, kay·o·ing.

Origin of kayo

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for kayo

kayo

nounplural kayos

boxing another term for knockout

verbkayoes, kayos, kayoing or kayoed

boxing another term for knock out: See knockout (verb)

Origin of kayo

C20: from the initial letters of knock out

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