I don't know what KOL stands for and at this point I'm too scared to ask.

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Does it mean anything outside of influencer? Like it's a specific flavor or sub-niche? 

Key. Opinion. Leader. 

It’s the new term for influencers

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it's when you lose via knockout. It's worse than a KO or an L it's both

Key Opinion Leader

It's chinese lingo for a (crypto) influcncer. key opinion leader is basically a powerbadge holder with a lot of cloud. These usually people obtained an Alfa flywheel and tend to spend it independently (to the degree anything whatsoever is independent in 🇨🇳)