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OK(2) (iou)



OK adjective, interjection, noun, adverb, & verb. colloq. (orig. US). Also O.K., ok, o.k. See also OKAY. M19.
[App. from the initials of orl korrect joc. alt. of all correct, but also popularized as a slogan in the US election campaign of 1840, repr. the initials of Old Kinderhook, a nickname (derived from his birthplace) of President Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), who was seeking re-election.]
A. adjective.
All correct, all right; satisfactory, good; well, in good health; (in weakened sense) adequate, not bad, so-so. M19.
OK by, OK with acceptable to (a person).
D. H. Lawrence At first Joe thought the job O.K. Zigzag We could have had a great album, rather than an OK album.
Socially or culturally acceptable; correct; fashionable, modish. M19.
Times Literary Supplement Handy quotations from such OK literary luminaries as Macaulay, Nietzsche, Strindberg.
b. interjection. Expr. (or, interrog., seeking) assent, acquiescence, or approval (esp. in response to a question or statement); expr. readiness; introducing an utterance. Also (orig. in slogans) appended to a statement or declaration as a challenge demanding agreement (freq. in rules OK!). M19.
D. Lodge If it happens, it doesn't matter, OK? She OKbut be quick. C. Brayfield OK, let's go.
C. noun. The letters 'OK', esp. as written on a document etc. to express approval; gen. an endorsement, an approval, an authorization. Freq. in give the OK (to). M19.
D. adverb. In a satisfactory or acceptable manner. L19.
J. Reith He said..that if things went OK I should get a rise soon.
E. verb trans. Pa. t. & pple OK'd, OKed. Endorse, esp. by marking with the letters 'OK'; approve, agree to, sanction, pass. L19.
P. Dickinson But you know quite well head office wouldn't OK it.
OK-ness noun the fact or quality of being OK; acceptability: M20.