Is the word 'OK' an abbreviation for anything in particular?

Answer 1

It's believed to have been abreviated from Oll Korrect, used in Boston newspapers during the 1800's, as a deliberate misspelling of All Correct.

Apparently they liked using abbreviations apparently.

Answer 2

The historical record shows that O.K. appeared as an abbreviation for oll korrect (a conscious misspelling of "all correct") in Boston newspapers in 1839, and was reinterpreted as "Old Kinderhook" in the 1840 United States presidential election.

Answer 3

Wikipedia: Okay
appeared as an abbreviation for oll korrect (a conscious misspelling of "all ... Woodrow Wilson attributed "OK" to the Choctaw word "okeh", which means "it ...
Quick Links: Etymology: "Oll Korrect" and "Old Kinderhook" - Folk etymologies - Grammatical functions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okay

Answer 4

Yes it is an abbreviation of 'Okalaydokaly' from the Mowuri (South American tribe) phrase meaning 'that is worthy'
It was first used in in western culture by Dr Livingstone.

Answer 5

Hi >
A couple of your previous answers are OK.
It stems from Native American Tribes on Oklahoma, who would say "OK" as an abbreviation of their homeland.
Europeans picked it up as meaning all is well. as the tribes were freindly. The phrase stuck.
Weird but true.
Bob.

Answer 6

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Source
OK 
Oklahoma (approved esp. for use with zip code).
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
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OK  /ˈoʊˈkeɪ, ˌoʊˈkeɪ, ˈoʊˌkeɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[oh-key, oh-key, oh-key] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, plural OK's, verb, OK'd, OK'ing.
–adjective
1.all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
2.correct, permissible, or acceptable; meeting standards: Is this suit OK to wear to a formal party?
3.doing well or in good health; managing adequately: She's been OK since the operation.
4.adequate but unexceptional or unremarkable; tolerable: The job they did was OK, nothing more.
5.estimable, dependable, or trustworthy; likable: an OK person.
–adverb
6.all right; well enough; successfully; fine: She'll manage OK on her own. He sings OK, but he can't tap dance.
7.(used as an affirmative response) yes; surely.
8.(used as an interrogative or interrogative tag) all right?; do you agree?
–interjection
9.(used to express agreement, understanding, acceptance, or the like): OK, I'll get it for you.
10.(used as an introductory or transitional expletive): OK, now where were we?
–noun
11.an approval, agreement, or endorsement: They gave their OK to her leave of absence.
–verb (used with object)
12.to put one's endorsement on or indicate one's approval of (a request, piece of copy, bank check, etc.); authorize; initial: Would you OK my application?
Also, O.K., okay.

[Origin: initials of a facetious folk phonetic spelling, e.g., oll or orl korrect representing all correct, first attested in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1839, then used in 1840 by Democrat partisans of Martin Van Buren during his election campaign, who allegedly named their organization, the O.K. Club, in allusion to the initials of Old Kinderhook, Van Buren's nickname, derived from his birthplace Kinderhook, New York]

—Usage note Few Americanisms have been more successful than ok, which survived the political campaign of 1840 that fostered it, quickly lost its political significance, and went on to develop use as a verb, adverb, noun, and interjection. The expression was well known in England by the 1880s. Today ok has achieved worldwide recognition and use. It occurs in all but the most formal speech and writing.

Answer 7

OK isn't an abbreviation although you can say okay too. It's a colloquial.adjective and adverb meaning alright.OK?

Answer 8

Oklahoma

Answer 9

Amazing but i have searched in several books about this sort of thing, AND my dictionary which is enormous and my slang dictionary but i cant find out anything except it has been in use since 1930's and spread, probably due to being used in films. Very interesting question.

Answer 10

hmmmmm... never thought about that really.

i guess you can spell it "okay" instead of "OK" but i don't think it is abbreviated from any other word