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单词 right-on
释义

right-on

[ rahyt-on, -awn ]
/ ˈraɪtˈɒn, -ˈɔn /
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adjective Slang.

exactly right or to the point.
up-to-date; relevant: a right-on movie that shows conditions as they really are.

Origin of right-on

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Words nearby right-on

right-of-center, right off, right off the bat, right of search, right of way, right-on, right out, right ovarian vein, Right Reverend, rights, right section
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Example sentences from the Web for right-on

  • Her standing in the world rankings for right-on activists took yet another dive.

    Aung San Suu Kyi’s Year of Living Dangerously|Peter Popham|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Through the open door to the sitting-room, and down the wall to the right-on and on she crept.

    Across the Years|Eleanor H. Porter

British Dictionary definitions for right-on

right on

interjection

slang, mainly US and Canadian an exclamation of full agreement, concurrence, or compliance with the wishes, words, or actions of another

adjective right-on

informal modern, trendy, and socially aware or relevantright-on green politics
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with right-on

right on

An exclamation of enthusiasm or encouragement, as in You've said it really well—right on! This interjection has a disputed origin. Some believe it comes from African-American slang (it was recorded in Odum and Johnson's The Negro and His Songs, 1925); others feel it is a shortening of right on target, used by military airmen, or right on cue, theatrical slang for saying the right lines at the right time. [Slang; first half of 1900s] Also see way to go.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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