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A-okay
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a-okay
English
Alternative forms
en a-okay AOK A-OK
Etymology
1952 in the US, popularized in the 1960s by John A. Powers as NASA's public affairs officer for Project Mercury: the "voice of Mercury Control". Intensive form of en okay, presumably "all [systems] okay".A-OK
Pronunciation
en /ˌeɪ.əʊˈkeɪ/ RP
en /ˌeɪ.oʊˈkeɪ/ GA
en eɪ 3
en A-o kay
Adjective
en colloquial In perfect order; thoroughly acceptable. from 1950s
en okay
1952, advertisement by Midvac Steels. "The Golden Age of Advertising - the 50s", p. 57, Ed. Jim Heimann, Taschen 2005.
A-OK for tomorrow's missile demands.
1970, Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley, Tarkio, "Oh Mommy"
It says right there in the constitution,
It's really A-okay to have a revolution,
When the leaders that you choose
Really don't fit their shoes.
en 2013 w:Kacey Musgraves My House Any KOA is A-OK as long as I'm with you.
References
Anagrams
en aakoy Ayako