kayo

[ key-oh, key-oh; verb key-oh ]
/ ˈkeɪˈoʊ, ˈkeɪˌoʊ; verb ˈkeɪˈoʊ /
Slang.

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

KO.

Origin of kayo

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Words nearby kayo

kaye, kayes, kayibanda, kayla, kaylied, kayo, kayser-fleischer ring, kayser-fleischer rings, kayseri, kaz daği, kazachok

Definition for kayos (2 of 2)

KO

or K.O., k.o., kay·o

[ noun key-oh, key-oh; verb key-oh ]
/ noun ˈkeɪˈoʊ, ˈkeɪˌoʊ; verb ˈkeɪˈoʊ /
Slang.

noun, plural KO's.

a knockout in boxing.

verb (used with object), KO'd, KO'ing.

to knock unconscious, especially in a boxing match; knock out.

Origin of KO

First recorded in 1920–25; initial letters of knock out

Words related to kayos

annul, exterminate, omit, abolish, erase, extinguish, delete, eradicate, blow, KO, TKO, efface, trim, cut, scrub, annihilate, drop, remove, discard, launder

British Dictionary definitions for kayos (1 of 2)

kayo

KO

slang

noun plural kayos

boxing another term for knockout

verb kayoes, kayos, kayoing or kayoed

boxing another term for knock out See knockout (verb)

Word Origin for kayo

C20: from the initial letters of knock out

British Dictionary definitions for kayos (2 of 2)

KO

k.o.

/ (ˈkeɪˈəʊ) /

verb KO's, KO'ing, KO'd, k.o.'s, k.o.'ing or k.o.'d

a slang term for knock out See knockout

noun plural KO's or k.o.'s

a slang term for knockout