A-okay
In perfect order; thoroughly acceptableIn perfect order; thoroughly acceptable.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)In perfect order; thoroughly acceptable.
1952, advertisement by Midvac Steels. "The Golden Age of Advertising - the 50s", p. 57, Ed. Jim Heimann, Taschen 2005. A-OK for tomorrow's missile demands.
1970, Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley, Tarkio, "Oh Mommy" It says right there in the constitution, It's really A-okay to have a revolution, When the leaders that you choose Really don't fit their shoes.
in perfect condition or order
Origin
First attested in 1952 in the US, popularized in the 1960s by John A. Powers as NASA's pubFirst attested in 1952 in the US, popularized in the 1960s by John A. Powers as NASA's public affairs officer for Project Mercury: the "voice of Mercury Control". Intensive form of okay, presumably "all [systems] okay".
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Forms
more A-okay, most A-okay| Comparative | more A-okay Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most A-okay Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- in perfect condition or order:a-ok
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form