okey-doke
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of okey-doke
1930–35, rhyming reduplication of oke 2
Example Sentences
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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.”
From Seattle Times
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.
From Seattle Times
In audio from microphones worn by the deputies, one tells the other: “Okey-doke. He’s seen ya. He’s seen ya, copper.”
From Seattle Times
“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.
From Los Angeles Times
Former President Barack Obama told Floridians on Saturday not to fall for the “okey-doke” from Republicans who say that Joseph R. Biden is a secret communist or socialist.
From Washington Times
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