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 …

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...

O.K., Okay, Okeh let's talk about the world's favorite word in this 5th episode of Origin of Words. Where does OK come from? What does OK stand for? And what...

2013年4月11日 · The truth about OK, as Allan Metcalf, the author of OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word, puts it, is that it was "born as a lame joke perpetrated by a newspaper editor in 1839...

OK definition: 1. used to show that you agree with something or agree to do something: 2. used to check that…. Learn more.

The meaning of OK is all right. How to use OK in a sentence.

2014年3月21日 · At the end of a short, throwaway item taking sarcastic jabs at a Providence newspaper stood the abbreviation “o.k.” next to the words “all correct.” Much like the modern-day world filled with...

2019年12月13日 · “OK” and “okay” both mean “all right”. You can therefore use them to express agreement, satisfaction, or approval. You can use either spelling (even in formal writing).

OK (okay) is a word in the English language. It is used to mean that something is good or correct. It is the opposite of the word bad. It can often be used instead of the word Yes. It is not certain where the word "OK" originally comes from, but some experts say it came from a funny way of writing "Ol Korrect" (All correct).

2019年5月7日 · OK may have been the real winner in 1840, but it still took a while to become "America's greatest word," a title bestowed by author Allan Metcalf in his 2010 book about OK.