oke

[ohk]

noun

oka¹.

oke

[ohk]

adjective Informal.

OK; all right.

Origin of oke

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; apparently shortening of OK

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Examples from the Web for oke

Historical Examples of oke

The peare and holly may be made to spread, and the Oke to close.
A New Orchard And Garden
William Lawson
Gunner Oke had strapped an accordion on top of his knapsack.
Merry-Garden and Other Stories
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Well, Oke talked like that, you know, and Richards got awf'ly wrathy.
Stalky & Co.
Rudyard Kipling
Of all oke growing in England the parke oke is the softest, and far more spalt and brickle than the hedge oke.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine
Raphaell Holinshed
"But 'tisn' the French we'm expectin'," urged Oke, whose mind moved slowly.
The Mayor of Troy
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for oke

oke

noun

another name for oka

oke

adjective, adverb

informal another term for O.K.

oke

noun

Southern African an informal word for man

Word Origin for oke

from Afrikaans

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Word Origin and History for oke

slang clipping of OK, attested from 1929.