A-OKadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌeɪəʊˈkeɪ/, U.S.

/ˈeɪˌoʊˈkeɪ/

Forms: Also A-okay.

Etymology: Abbreviation of ‘all (systems) OK’: see OK adj.

colloquial (chiefly U.S.).

In perfect order or condition. Originally Astronautics (see quot. 1961¹).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adverb]

fullfremedlyOE

to envyc1369

to a wish1390

perfectlyc1395

consummately1529

sincerely1583

to the (also a) nail?1611

like a tansy1619

magisterially1625

(up) to the nines (rarely nine)?1719

puffickly1858

quintessentially1866

to the (also a) queen's taste1880

A-OK1961

1961 Flight 79 615/1 The astronaut probably added a new phrase to the English language by his repeated use of ‘A-OK’ to report satisfactory conditions in flight. On the way back to Cocoa Beach Florida, six miles south of the Cape, newsmen were shouting ‘A-OK’ to one another, and many used the phrase in their stories. It means ‘all OK’.

1961 World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) 8 May 12 m/2 ‘A-okay’, as everybody now knows, means all's well, everything functioning perfectly.

1963 K. Peters Mod. Tape Recording v. 49 Always make a short test run before starting a dubbing session. This ensures that all systems are functioning A-O.K.

1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon i. 18 ‘A-OK’, an expression coined by a public affairs announcer, and one which the astronauts..never did use.

1978 Daily Tel. 8 Feb. 15 The blood sample proved A-OK, but a following ultrasound scan showed a discrepancy in the size of the foetus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	a-ok
释义	A-OKadj.adv. Brit. /ˌeɪəʊˈkeɪ/, U.S. /ˈeɪˌoʊˈkeɪ/ Forms: Also A-okay. Etymology: Abbreviation of ‘all (systems) OK’: see OK adj. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). In perfect order or condition. Originally Astronautics (see quot. 1961¹). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adverb] fullfremedlyOE to envyc1369 to a wish1390 perfectlyc1395 consummately1529 sincerely1583 to the (also a) nail?1611 like a tansy1619 magisterially1625 (up) to the nines (rarely nine)?1719 puffickly1858 quintessentially1866 to the (also a) queen's taste1880 A-OK1961 1961 Flight 79 615/1 The astronaut probably added a new phrase to the English language by his repeated use of ‘A-OK’ to report satisfactory conditions in flight. On the way back to Cocoa Beach Florida, six miles south of the Cape, newsmen were shouting ‘A-OK’ to one another, and many used the phrase in their stories. It means ‘all OK’. 1961 World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) 8 May 12 m/2 ‘A-okay’, as everybody now knows, means all's well, everything functioning perfectly. 1963 K. Peters Mod. Tape Recording v. 49 Always make a short test run before starting a dubbing session. This ensures that all systems are functioning A-O.K. 1970 N. Armstrong et al. First on Moon i. 18 ‘A-OK’, an expression coined by a public affairs announcer, and one which the astronauts..never did use. 1978 Daily Tel. 8 Feb. 15 The blood sample proved A-OK, but a following ultrasound scan showed a discrepancy in the size of the foetus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1961
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