The most persistent of these ancestors was the Choctaw word okeh. This etymon was suggested in 1885, with Andrew Jackson supposedly having borrowed the word from members of the …

2024年8月5日 · okeh (third-person singular simple present okehs, present participle okehing, simple past and past participle okehed) Dated form of OK. "Once the public knows that all …

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, …

2025年3月24日 · DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘okeh'. Views expressed in the examples do not …

Both Century and Webster's change their etymologies for O.K.—Century from "Origin obscure" (1897–1910) to "Choctaw okeh" (1911–1914+); and Webster's from "Cant" (1916–1935) to …

okeh，英语单词，主要用作名词、形容词，作名词时译为“认可；赞同”，作形容词时译为“好的”。 [1] The Choctaw word okeh means the same as the American word okay.乔克托语“okeh”跟美 …

Define okeh. okeh synonyms, okeh pronunciation, okeh translation, English dictionary definition of okeh. Noun 1. okeh - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" O.K., okay, okey, …

2010年3月1日 · Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw. The Choctaw word "okeh" means the same as the American word okay. Experts say …

There is an Indian word, okeh, used as an affirmative reply to a question. Mr Read treated such doubting calmly. : …in the United States during the late 1830s (e.g. K.Y. for "know yuse", from …

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word okeh. Examples Thus it was taken into the Choctaw Native American language, whose expression " okeh " meant …