Am I the only person on Earth who knows what "hunky-dory" means? Every time I use it (I live in LA), people stare at me blankly. Does anyone else know the definition?
2006-07-26 08:46:42 · 15 answers · asked by whatz_upchuck 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I do...it's like saying everything is fine and dandy.
2006-07-26 08:50:17 · answer #1 · answered by Julia L. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're not alone. There is at least one other person who understands and uses that phrase, so everything is hunky dory.
2006-07-26 08:50:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I'm from GA and I still have people looking at me funny when I say things like "y'all", "fixin to...". Hunky-dory is just another way to say everything is fine.
2006-07-26 08:52:09 · answer #3 · answered by brittme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hunky dory would mean like everythings so and so
your life is bland and your just floating through it
2006-07-26 08:50:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: hun·ky-do·ry
Pronunciation: "h&[ng]-kE-'dor-E
Function: adjective
Etymology: obsolete English dialect hunk home base + -dory (of unknown origin)
: quite satisfactory : FINE
2006-07-26 08:49:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means everything's perfectly satisfactory and fine. I've heard my mom use it before (she lived in the South and the Midwest for a while). It seems to me that only older people use it.
2006-07-26 09:17:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have included for your viewing pleasure the roots of hunky dorey
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-hun2.htm
2006-07-26 08:52:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv8-&p=hunky-dory
Check above link fo your hunky dory.
2006-07-26 08:58:19 · answer #8 · answered by Pete V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are two answers to this question--one is "everything is absolutely fine" and second is a 1971 album by David Bowie
2006-07-26 08:54:59 · answer #9 · answered by blckwidwbite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah! Of course! I thought everyone knew this. Maybe it's regional? I've heard it my whole life growing up in TX.
2006-07-26 08:59:34 · answer #10 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use it all the time in Australia and I don't think I have ever got a blank look.
2006-07-26 17:16:28 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋