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Does anyone know the origin of the word okay or O.K. or OK? I once heard that that has to do with French and is derived from some Mississippian dialect and so. Does that make any sense at all? The bad thing is that I do not quite remember what I was told, neither I remember the supposedly original French word.
Adam Rice (unregistered)
July 29, 2004, 7:43pm
The etymology of OK is unclear and controversial. Here's a pretty good article on the question.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_250
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chad
July 29, 2004, 11:41pm
The wikipedia article on 'Okay', uses the straightdope.com as one of the sources.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okay
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Sean (unregistered)
February 12, 2005, 2:45pm
Okay is phonetical pronounciation for OK that stands for Old Kinderhook, which was the nickname for Van Buren when he ran for president. If you were "OK" then, it meant you were voting Van Buren.
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goossun
February 12, 2005, 3:08pm
OK! :-)
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