okey-doke

Also o·key-do·key

[oh-kee-dohk]

adjective

1. OK.

okey-doke

/ ˈəʊkɪˈdəʊk, ˈəʊkɪˈdəʊkɪ /

1. informal,  another term for O.K.

Word History and Origins

Origin of okey-doke¹

1930–35, rhyming reduplication of oke ²

Example Sentences

“Well, look at what the states are doing. The states are passing Trump abortion bans. So we’re not going to fall for the ‘okey-doke.’

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“You’re looking for balance. You can fill a hole. Gonzaga, Baylor and Houston have done that. … When you have a player that was maybe highly recruited, they’ve already been through it. They know what they want now. Maybe they got the okey-doke at this school or it didn’t work out and they’re very specific.”

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Or, for the gullibility and stupidity of those who let them get away with it, who fall for the same tired okey-doke, season after season, year after year, generation after generation.

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In audio from microphones worn by the deputies, one tells the other: “Okey-doke. He’s seen ya. He’s seen ya, copper.”

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“Okey-doke. He’s seen you. He’s seen you, copper,” one of the deputies can be heard saying as he spots Reinhold seemingly eyeing the police cruiser.

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