kayo
kay oh
- n a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
- v knock unconscious or senseless
- Paul Le Mat as Melvin is a patient counterpuncher, the kind of actor who wins on points rather than with kayo effects.
- In the art of politics, coup d'etat might be replaced by kayo, laissez-faire by leave it alone and chauvinist by superpatriot.
- He would be content to have proved himself a powerful competitor for the presidential nomination a contender whom Ford simply could not kayo before the convention.