kayo Boxing,

kayo Boxing,
[keɪ'əʊ]
informal
noun (plural kayos) a knockout.
verb (kayoes, kayoing, kayoed) knock (someone) out.
Origin
1920s: representing the pronunciation of KO.

English new terms dictionary. 2014.

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