"king hit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-king hit.ogg Forms: king hits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} king hit (plural king hits)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, also figurative) A blow intended to incapacitate in one hit, often delivered without warning. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, also, figuratively, slang Categories (topical): Hit Synonyms: sucker punch, king-hit
    Sense id: en-king_hit-en-noun-Ct7vQS4g Disambiguation of Hit: 82 18 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-king hit.ogg Forms: king hits [present, singular, third-person], king hitting [participle, present], king hit [participle, past], king hit [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|king hit<,,hit>}} king hit (third-person singular simple present king hits, present participle king hitting, simple past and past participle king hit)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, also figurative) To attack a victim and knock them unconscious with a single punch. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, also, figuratively, slang
    Sense id: en-king_hit-en-verb-rWLuYuYi Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English

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