spelled-out form of K.O. (for knockout in the pugilism sense), from 1923. Also used in 1920s as a slang reversal of OK.
katzenjammer
Kay
kayak
Kayla
kayles
kayo
Kazakhstan
Kazimir
kazoo
Keatsian
kebab
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