2007-01-30 05:01:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2007-01-30 06:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard a long time ago (meaning don't quote me on this) that OK dates back to the civil war (or maybe it was another war). It stands for Zero Killed. And, of course, when no one in your batallion got killed that day, everyone's having an OK day!
I read somewhere that it was an American term from the American Revolution period standing for the incorrectly spelled "Oll Korrect", or All Correct, meaning everything was right as rain.
2007-01-30 13:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by §§ André §§ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard that it started out as some sort of a joke in a Boston Newspaper that though it was humorous to use acornyms and even more humorous if the put them in incorrectly. So someone used OK to mean "all correct" which was supposed to be funny because it, of course, was incorrect.
2007-01-30 13:21:35 · answer #3 · answered by yancychipper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is from World War 1,
OK was an abbreviation for 'zero killed' (the best situatuon).
2007-01-30 13:10:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: 1OK
Variant(s): or okay /O-'kA, in assenting or agreeing also 'O-"kA/
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: abbreviation of 'oll korrect', facetious alteration of 'all correct'
2007-01-30 13:11:48 · answer #5 · answered by myste 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋