2006-09-20 07:50:34 · 18 answers · asked by Muchie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
OKAY okay?
2006-09-24 02:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"O.K." is not really an abbreviation; the word was either borrowed from the Choctaw language or brough over from West Africa by slaves, and in the beginning was typically spelled "okeh" or "okay." It was only through the lexicographic equivalent of a smear campaign that dictionaries because to list it as an abbreviation, based either on a spurious connection to Martin "Old Kinderhook" Van Buren or a Boston slang term "oll korrect." Basically, one old white guy just couldn't believe that this great word could've been invented by anyone other than another old white guy.
"Okeh" has fallen out of favor right now, but the spelling "okay" is perfectly, well, okay.
2006-09-20 17:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mekamorph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The letters "O" and "K" don't stand for anything, if that's what you're wondering. It's typically written as "OK", "O.K.", or "okay".
2006-09-20 16:36:51 · answer #3 · answered by kslnet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OcKeydockey
2006-09-20 14:53:13 · answer #4 · answered by pignut 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One Kiss.
2006-09-22 09:21:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anikris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay
2006-09-20 14:51:55 · answer #6 · answered by Sticky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay is a term of approval or assent, often written as OK, OK, ok, okay, okee
2006-09-20 20:40:07 · answer #7 · answered by joycyrus83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay
Okey doky
2006-09-20 15:03:36 · answer #8 · answered by angeleloves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok,in old english,was just short for badly spelled all correct,(badly spelled was oll korrect)now people just use ok
2006-09-20 22:06:53 · answer #9 · answered by genevievepichler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use to know this, see if I can remember it, before you close the "q".
2006-09-20 15:00:30 · answer #10 · answered by minootoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is this a serious question. it's okay
2006-09-20 14:53:45 · answer #11 · answered by K-Def 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋