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hunky-dory
[ huhng-kee-dawr-ee, -dohr-ee ]
/ ˈhʌŋ kiˈdɔr i, -ˈdoʊr i /
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adjective Slang.
about as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.
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Origin of hunky-dory
1865–70; hunky1 + dory< ?
Words nearby hunky-dory
hunker down, hunkers, Hunkpapa, hunks, hunky, hunky-dory, Hunnish, Huns, hunt, hunt and peck, huntaway
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British Dictionary definitions for hunky-dory
hunky-dory
/ (ˌhʌŋkɪˈdɔːrɪ) /
adjective
informal very satisfactory; fine
Word Origin for hunky-dory
C20: of uncertain origin
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