okey-dokey
See also: okeydokey and okey dokey
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication and modification of okay. First attested in the 1930s.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file)
Interjection
[edit]- (colloquial) An exclamation of accordance; okay, OK.
- 2020 August 13, Chris Kula, “Envoys” (11:35 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks[1], season 1, episode 2, spoken by Samanthan Rutherford (Eugene Cordero):
- “Ensign, the bridge is yours. Be gentle but attentive. Get her where she needs to be. Guide her home.” “Okeydokey. (chuckles) Uh, maintain course.” (all screaming) (alarm blaring)
- 2024 December 2, Shana Gohd & Paul Simms, “Come Out and Play” (15:33 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows[2], season 6, episode 9, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch):
- “Okey dokey. I just got off the phone with Gizmo and gave him our locaysh.”