"k. o." meaning in German

See k. o. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kaːˈʔoː/ Audio: De-k._o..ogg Forms: k. o.er [masculine, nominative, singular, strong]
Head templates: {{de-adj}} k. o. (strong nominative masculine singular k. o.er, not comparable)
  1. (boxing) Initialism of knockout (“knocked out”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: knockout (extra: knocked out) Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-k._o.-de-adj-UGma0RUj Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
  2. (informal, by extension) exhausted, beat, tired Tags: broadly, informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-k._o.-de-adj-DNzUUeC-

Alternative forms

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