KO Meaning of KO in English ~ 1■ abbreviation kick-off. ———————— ~ 2 Boxing■ noun a knockout in a boxing match. ■ verb ( ~'s , ~'ing , ~'d ) knock out in a boxing match.Origin1920s: abbrev. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004