Dictionary: OK – OLC


• O.K.
adj. 1. esp. of persons: of good or estimable character; decent …1839 colloq.
adj. 2. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid …1839 colloq.
adj. 3. well, safe; unharmed; undamaged …1839 colloq.
adj. 4. very fashionable or stylish; socially correct …1869
adj. 5. comfortable, not upset; with ‘with’ or ‘about’ …1978
adj. 6. well supplied with, usually money …1990s sl.
adv. well, satisfactorily, all right …M19 sl.
int. all right, very well; go ahead! …1839
n. agreement, go-ahead, approval …M19 sl.
vb. 1. to grant approval to …1888
vb. 2. to pay someone’s bill …1940s US sl.
 
• OKA
adj. good, satisfactory; O.K., yes 
 
• OKABELL
n. the fourth finger …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
• OK ABOUT
adj. comfortable, at ease with …1978 sl.
 
• OKAY
adj. 1. esp. of persons: of good or estimable character;
decent …1839 colloq.
adj. 2. in order; quite satisfactory or acceptable; very good; splendid …1839 colloq.
adj. 3. well, safe; unharmed; undamaged …1839 colloq.
adj. 4. very fashionable or stylish; socially correct …1869
adj. 5. comfortable, not upset; with ‘with’ or ‘about’ …1978
adj. 6. well supplied with, usually money …1990s sl.
adv. well, satisfactorily, all right …M19 sl.
int. all right, very well; go ahead! …1839
n. agreement, go-ahead, approval …M19 sl.
vb. 1. to grant approval to …1888
vb. 2. to pay someone’s bill …1940s US sl.
 
• OKAY ABOUT
adj. comfortable, at ease with …1970s sl.
 
• OKAY WITH
adj. comfortable, at ease with …1970s sl.
 
• OK COAKLEY
adj. fine, good, satisfactory …1920s US sl.
 
• OK CORRAL
n. a group of men masturbating while watching a female …2002 US sl.
 
• OKE
adj. 1. okay; all right; good …1929
adj. 2. satisfactory …1929 sl., orig. US
int. all right! …1920s sl.
n. 1. in a team of confidence tricksters: the one who keeps a watch …L16 UK criminals’ sl.
n. 2. a rich man; a man of substance …17C sl.
n. 3. a fellow, a chap …1960s S. Afr. sl.
n. 4. a friend …1960s S. Afr. sl.
n. 5. a general term of address …1960s S. Afr. sl.
 
• OKEE DOKEE!
int. O.K.; all right, very well …1932 Amer. sl.
 
• OKELY-DOKELY!
int. OK! …1930s sl., orig. US
 
• OKER
n. the lending of money at interest; usury (usually referred to as a crime or sin) …a1225 obs.
vb. 1. of money: to grow with the addition of interest …a1225 obs.
vb. 2. to take usury; to lend at interest …c1380 obs.
 
• OKERER
n. one who takes interest for the loan of money; a usurer (usually referred to as a criminal or heinous sinner) …a1300 obs.
 
• OKERING
n. the taking of interest; usury …a1300 obs.
 
• OKEY
adj. 1. good, fine, satisfactory, acceptable …M19 sl.
adj. 2. safe, unharmed …M19 sl.
adj. 3. of a person: good, decent …L19 sl.
adj. 4. well supplied with, usually money …1990s sl.
int. expresses agreement …E19 sl., orig. US
n. a wallet, esp. its contents …c1934 criminals’ sl. UK rhyming sl. for ‘poke’ (okey-doke)
 
• OKEY ABOUT
adj. comfortable, at ease with …1970s sl.
 
• OKEY-DOK
n. a swindle, a confidence trick …1960s African-American sl.
 
• OKEY-DOKE
adj. 1. satisfactory, correct, good, fine, acceptable …1932 sl., orig. US
adj. 2. deceitful,  swindling …1970s US criminals’ sl.
adj. 3. absurd; ridiculous …1988 Amer. sl.
int. O.K.; all right, very well …1934 Amer. sl.
n. 1. White values and opinions …1960s African-American sl.
n. 2. a wallet, esp. its contents …1961 UK rhyming sl. for ‘poke’
n. 3. a swindle, trick or deception; a confidence trick  …1967 sl., esp. Black usage
n. 4. foolishness; stupidity; pretense …1969 sl., esp. Black usage
n. 5. the best, the ultimate …1990s African-American sl.
vb. to swindle, to deceive …1996 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
 
• OKEY-DOKEY
adj. 1. good, satisfactory; yes; all right; okay; yes …c1935
adj. 2. absurd; ridiculous …1993 Amer. sl.
int. O.K.; all right, very well …1932
 
• OKEY-DOKIE
adj. satisfactory, correct, good …1942 Amer. sl.
 
• OKEY WITH
adj. comfortable, at ease with …1970s sl.
 
• O.K. FOR ONE’S DOUGH
adj. excellent; first-rate …Bk1942 Amer. sl.
 
• OKI
n. Okinawa, Japan …1945 US sl.
 
• OKIE
adj. pert. to Oklahoma or emigrants from that state …1910s US sl.
n. 1. a native or resident of Oklahoma; an Oklahoman made homeless during the Great Depression and seeking employment, esp. in California; any Southwestern migrant worker during the Great Depression; often used contemptuously …1918 Amer. sl.
n. 2. a native or resident of Okinawa, Japan …1945 US military usage
n. 3. a slave labourer …1945 US Army in Germany usage
n. 4. Okinawa, Japan …1945 US military usage
n. 5. Oklahoma …1967 US sl.
n. 6. a vagrant, a tramp …1970s S. Afr. sl.
 
• OKIE BLOWER
n. in trucking: an air scoop attached to the air-intake system …1971 US sl.
 
• OKIE CHROME
n. aluminium paint …1961 US sl.
 
• OKIE CREDIT CARD
n. a siphon tube used for stealing gasoline …1966 US jocular usage
 
• OKIE DOKE
adj. good, satisfactory; O.K., yes …1932
 
• OKIE-DOKIE
adj. good, satisfactory; O.K., yes  …c1935
int. O.K.; all right, very well …1932 Amer. sl.
 
• OKIE DOKIE, ARTICHOKIE!
int. O.K.; all right, very well …1992 Amer. sl.
 
• OKIE-LAND
n. Oklahoma …1971 US sl.
 
• OKIE TRAP
n. a confusing, complicated traffic interchange …1962 US sl.
 
• OK KOAKLEY
adj. fine, good, satisfactory …1920s US sl.
 
• OKLAHOMA CREDIT CARD
n. a siphon tube used for stealing gasoline …1966 US jocular usage
 
• OKLAHOMA GUARANTEE
n. no guarantee …1960s US sl.
 
• OKLAHOMA RAIN
n. a sandstorm or dust-storm …1919 US jocular usage
 
• OKLAHOMA TOOTHBRUSH
n. the penis …1994 US sl.
 
• OKLE-DOKLE
adj. O.K., yes …20C US sl.
int. OK! …1930s sl., orig. US
 
• OK-NAME
n. a nickname …1898 Sc.
 
• OKOKAY
n. cocoa …1930s back-slang
 
• OKOLE
n. the anus, the buttocks, the rear end …1938 Hawaii
 
• OKOLE MALUNA!
int. cheers! bottoms up! – a drinking toast …1938 Hawaii
 
• OKRA
n. the penis …1920s US sl.
 
• OKRA AND PRUNES
n. the male genitals …1980s US sl.
 
• OKSELLE
n. the armpit …1489 obs. rare
 
• O.K. SHEAF!
int. all right! …c1930 Aust.
 
• OK SIGN
n. a hand sign made of a circle with thumb and forefinger, and other fingers upright, to indicate approval, good quality or excellence …1940s US sl.
 
• OKUM-SNIFFY
n. a small but strong glass of hot grog …1873 Eng. dial.
 
• OK WITH
adj. comfortable, at ease with …1978 sl.
 
• OK YARDIE
n. a stereotypical Briton of the upper-class or middle-class who lives in west London’s gangland …1998 UK sl.
 
• OLAST
adv. lastly …a1240 obs.


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