King hit
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King hit is a phrase used mostly throughout Australia and New Zealand which refers to a particularly vicious attack. Typically, a king hit is designed to cause as much damage as possible. It is usually a punch to the face and the victim is usually taken by surprise. Popular cases of bashings often use the term and victims often end up in hospital.
The phrase is frequently used in connection with Australian rules footballers: "He is most remembered for his mad outbursts and king hits on the football field".
Australian newspaper headlines include: "Silent thug who king-hit cyclist" and "Referee to blame for king hit".
It is also used as a term where the victim is knocked unconscious with only one punch, e.g. "He was king hit from behind and fell to the floor."
[edit] Examples from the popular press
- Passengers say dead man (was) 'king hit' in fight over $20 —Sydney Morning Herald, 11 August 2007
Passengers leaving P&O's Pacific Sun yesterday told how a man who died on board the ship had been king hit following an alcohol-fuelled fight with another man over $20.
- Man sues club and bouncers after king hit —Sydney Morning Herald, 6 August 2007
"Michael Smith came up to the plaintiff and king hit him ... he was unconscious before he hit the ground," Mr Karimi's lawyer, Philip Doherty, SC, told the court.
- Family felled by random king-hit —The Mercury, 7 January 2008 [Hobart]
A HOBART family is reeling after their son was left with serious brain injuries when he was king-hit in a vicious assault at a Salamanca nightclub before Christmas. XXX, 39, was hit from behind as he walked to the bar at Syrup nightclub in Salamanca Place on Saturday, December 22. [...]
- Do you know these men? —Dandenong Leader, 14 January 2008 [Melbourne]
… was king-hit from behind and bashed. The … man was kicked and punched as he lay on the ground, receiving a broken nose, a cut below his eye and a bruised back and ribs.
