Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
okey-dokey en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Reduplication and modification of okay. First attested in the 1930s.
Meanings
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(colloquial) Okay, OK.
“Hi, Maria. How are you?” “Okey-dokey and Clarissa’s okey-dokey too!”
1985, Cathie Linz, chapter 11, in Tender Guardian, Large Print edition, Thorndike, Me.: G.K. Hall & Co., published 1996, →ISBN, page 212:“Are you okey-dokey, Jo?” a high-pitched, childish voice piped up.
2004, Linda Lehmann Masek, chapter 13, in The Poison Tree, New York, N.Y.: Avalon Books, →ISBN, page 117:Feeling okey-dokey, Audrey? Why don’t you hop in?
1990, Ronald Frame, “Un Homme et une Femme”, in Bluette, Sevenoaks, Kent: Sceptre, published 1991, →ISBN, part I (Aquae-Regis), page 76:
Forms
okey-dokey en · INTJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Reduplication and modification of okay. First attested in the 1930s.
Meanings
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(colloquial) An exclamation of accordance; okay, OK.
“Okey dokey. I just got off the phone with Gizmo and gave him our locaysh.”
2024 December 2, Shana Gohd & Paul Simms, “Come Out and Play” (15:33 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 9, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch):“Ensign, the bridge is yours. Be gentle but attentive. Get her where she needs to be. Guide her home.” “Okeydokey. (chuckles) Uh, maintain course.” (all screaming) (alarm blaring)
2020 August 13, Chris Kula, “Envoys” (11:35 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Samanthan Rutherford (Eugene Cordero):
Deriveds
'keydokey · okey-dokey artichokey
Translations (9)
es okey, makey (variant of OK) · nl okido (variant of OK) · fi oukki-doukki (variant of OK) · sv okidoki (variant of OK) · ru оки-доки (variant of OK) · es okidoki (variant of OK) · fr dacodac (variant of OK) · hu oké zsoké (variant of OK) · pl oki doki (variant of OK)