2024年7月16日 · For many years, the origin of “OK,” one of the most common words in languages around the world, was disputed. Theories about the word’s beginnings and original meaning abounded, according to the...

OK (/ ˌoʊˈkeɪ / ⓘ), with spelling variations including okay, okeh, O.K. and many others, is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, acknowledgment, or a sign of indifference. OK is frequently used as a …

2019年5月7日 · In the late 1830s, a slang fad inspired young, educated folks in Boston and New York to make tongue-in-cheek acronyms for deliberate misspellings of common phrases. This led to arcane abbreviations...

It's very probably the most widely recognized word in the world. And its origin story is literally a joke. The definitive text on the subject is by professor Allan Metcalf, whose OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word, based on the research of historian Allen Walker Read, was published in 2010.

2015年1月8日 · There may be more stories about the origin of "OK" than there are uses for it: it comes from the Haitian port "Aux Cayes," from Louisiana French au quai, from a Puerto Rican rum labeled "Aux...

2014年3月21日 · The OK Corral, Livery and Feed Stable in Tombstone, Arizona, became world-famous in 1881 after the legendary gunfight that included Doc Holliday and the three Earp brothers. In the 1943 musical...

According to the OED, the term OK began its days as a humorous initialism “apparently derived from the initial letters of oll (or orl) korrect, jocular alteration of ‘all correct’ ”, when it was first seen almost 200 years ago in the United States, way back in 1839.

2013年4月11日 · There may be more stories about the origin of "OK" than there are uses for it: it comes from the Haitian port "Aux Cayes," from Louisiana French au quai, from a Puerto Rican rum labeled "Aux...

2025年1月14日 · Q: Where did OK come from originally? A: OK originated in the United States in 1839 as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a humorous misspelling of “all correct.” Q: How did OK become popular? A: OK gained popularity during Martin Van Buren’s 1840 presidential campaign, where it was used as a slogan referencing his nickname “Old ...

2007年2月15日 · the OK word comes from a small town during the Civil War. They used to write on the blackboard how many people from the small town were killed each day. One day the people looked at the blackboard and saw "OK" - which stands for zero people killed that day.