OK signn.

Brit.

/(ˌ)əʊˈkeɪ ˌsʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˈkeɪ ˌsaɪn/

Forms: see OK adj., int.¹, n.², and adv. and sign n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: OK n.², sign n.

Etymology: < OK n.² + sign n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A mark of ‘OK’, or other sign indicating that something is satisfactory; spec. a gesture made by forming the thumb and index finger into a circle with the remaining fingers raised and spread, signifying understanding, agreement, approval, etc., or that the signaller is all right.

ΚΠ

1925 H. Crane Let. 21 Oct. (1965) 218 My questionnaire..had won an OK sign in the upper right corner.

1937 P. Horton Hart Crane 189 He returned to the city with the meager consolation of an ‘O.K.’ sign on his slip of application.

1951 H. True TV Dict. Directions to talent—O.K. Sign—Form circle with thumb and forefinger—other fingers extended.

1975 G. F. Bass Archaeol. beneath Sea x. 154 Ben swam over and asked me with his hands if I was all right... I made an O.K. sign with my fingers.

2000 Edmonton Sun (Electronic ed.) 24 June I knew one man who did business in Brazil, and just before signing the deal, he flashed the ‘OK’ sign to his Brazilian counterpart. The man stopped and got the oddest look on his face. It seems that the ‘OK’ sign is considered obscene in Brazil.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ok sign
释义	OK signn. Brit. /(ˌ)əʊˈkeɪ ˌsʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈoʊˈkeɪ ˌsaɪn/ Forms: see OK adj., int.¹, n.², and adv. and sign n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: OK n.², sign n. Etymology: < OK n.² + sign n. Originally and chiefly U.S. A mark of ‘OK’, or other sign indicating that something is satisfactory; spec. a gesture made by forming the thumb and index finger into a circle with the remaining fingers raised and spread, signifying understanding, agreement, approval, etc., or that the signaller is all right. ΚΠ 1925 H. Crane Let. 21 Oct. (1965) 218 My questionnaire..had won an OK sign in the upper right corner. 1937 P. Horton Hart Crane 189 He returned to the city with the meager consolation of an ‘O.K.’ sign on his slip of application. 1951 H. True TV Dict. Directions to talent—O.K. Sign—Form circle with thumb and forefinger—other fingers extended. 1975 G. F. Bass Archaeol. beneath Sea x. 154 Ben swam over and asked me with his hands if I was all right... I made an O.K. sign with my fingers. 2000 Edmonton Sun (Electronic ed.) 24 June I knew one man who did business in Brazil, and just before signing the deal, he flashed the ‘OK’ sign to his Brazilian counterpart. The man stopped and got the oddest look on his face. It seems that the ‘OK’ sign is considered obscene in Brazil. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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