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The one argument everyone agrees on: whoever's unconscious lost.
means Something so stunningly effective or beautiful that it ends all debate on the spot — a decisive blow, a flawless win, or a person/thing of striking impact.
from A straightforward compound from boxing: 'knock' plus 'out,' describing the blow that knocks a fighter out of the fight (and often out cold), first used literally for a fight-ending punch before the 19th century closed out and the word got stretched to mean anyone or anything devastatingly impressive — a stunning dress, a brilliant idea, a knockout of a smile.
- ten count origin
- Giving the fallen fighter a chance, theoretically
- brain physics
- Rotational force, not raw punch strength, causes it
- slang drift
- Became shorthand for anything stunningly attractive or good
- medical term
- Technically a concussion with better production value