Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

okey-dokey

/ˈoʊkidˈoʊki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: okey--dokey
IPA: /ˈoʊkidˈoʊki/

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of accordance; okay, OK.

Colloquial

adj

Okay, OK.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"“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)"
"“Okey dokey. I just got off the phone with Gizmo and gave him our locaysh.”"
"“Hi, Maria. How are you?” “Okey-dokey and Clarissa’s okey-dokey too!”"
"Feeling okey-dokey, Audrey? Why don’t you hop in?"
"“Are you okey-dokey, Jo?” a high-pitched, childish voice piped up."

Etymology

Reduplication and modification of okay. First attested in the 1930s.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1930s

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more okey-dokey (comparative) most okey-dokey (superlative)

Derived Forms

'keydokey

Phrases

okey-dokey artichokey

Rhymes With

karaoke smoky smokey aoki loci okey hokey oki pokey gnocchi okie skokie

Questions

How do you pronounce okey-dokey?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊkidˈoʊki/.
What does okey-dokey mean?: An exclamation of accordance; okay, OK.
Where does okey-dokey come from?: First known use: First attested in the 1930s.

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