2006-12-12 23:35:12 · 21 answers · asked by Mari 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Short for "All Correct"
2006-12-12 23:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by gah32 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Okay is a term of approval or assent, often written as OK, O.K., ok, okay, okee, or more informally as simply kay, k or kk. Sometimes used with other words, as in "okey, dokey". When used to describe the quality of a thing, it denotes acceptability. However, its usage can also be strongly approving; as with most slang, its usage is determined by context. It could be one of the most widely used words on Earth, since it has spread from English to many other languages.
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. Because it is a recent word born of word play, and because it is so widely used, "O.K." has also invited many folk etymologies. These competing theories are not supported by the historical written record, except in that folk and joke etymologies influenced the true history of the word. Since the 19th century, the word has spread around the world, the "okay" spelling of it first appearing in British writing in the 1860s. Spelled out in full in the 20th century, 'okay' has come to be in everyday use among English speakers, and borrowed by non-English speakers. Occasionally a humorous form okee dokee (or okey dokey) is used, as well as A-ok.
2006-12-12 23:38:52 · answer #2 · answered by Sophie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OK stands for Orl Korrect (all correct) which was written by a dumb army private on some military check document in the first world war and it caught on and got shortened to OK.
2006-12-12 23:39:28 · answer #3 · answered by Ellie F 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK is short for “oll korrect” and started being used until the mid-1800’s. I guess it was a popular thing to abbreviate words back then, and OK happens to be one of them that managed to stick.
And since it’s an abbreviation, it’s proper spelling is OK, not ok or Ok.
2006-12-12 23:38:37 · answer #4 · answered by Jream 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okylydokyly Neibourino!
2006-12-13 04:20:22 · answer #5 · answered by dodo_loui 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-12-12 23:39:02 · answer #6 · answered by mcfifi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People ask this question so often on here!! Its Okay!! Do we not learn this in school anymore, cos I know I did
2006-12-12 23:37:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
okay - short version
e-mail me if you want to know where is originates from it might take me a while to reply because i have got to go out
2006-12-12 23:38:58 · answer #8 · answered by D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It stands for OKAY. Yeah...not much of an abreviation.
2006-12-12 23:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by CloudRider9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
k that means ok
2006-12-13 00:16:34 · answer #10 · answered by BENDER IS THE BOMB!!! (Fav show) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋