OK (/ ˌoʊˈkeɪ / ⓘ), with spelling variations including okay, okeh, O.K. and many others, is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, …

'OK' is perhaps the most recognizable word in the world. It was also created as an in-joke between newspaper editors in the early 1800s, as a playful rendering of 'all correct' (oll korrect).

Jul 16, 2024 · For many years, the origin of “OK,” one of the most common words in languages around the world, was disputed. Theories about the word’s beginnings and original meaning …

Such popular expressions as N.G. (no go) and A.R. (all right) gave way to K.G. (know go) and O.W. (oll wright). The abbreviation O.K. stood for oll korrect, a deliberate misspelling of all …

Apr 11, 2013 · The truth about OK, as Allan Metcalf, the author of OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word, puts it, is that it was "born as a lame joke perpetrated by a …

Mar 21, 2014 · The OK Corral, Livery and Feed Stable in Tombstone, Arizona, became world-famous in 1881 after the legendary gunfight that included Doc Holliday and the three Earp …

Feb 23, 2023 · Was it borrowed from the indigenous Choctaw word "okeh," meaning, roughly, "OK"? Did it originate with a Boston baker named Otto Kimmel who liked to frost his initials into …

According to the OED, the term OK began its days as a humorous initialism “apparently derived from the initial letters of oll (or orl) korrect, jocular alteration of ‘all correct’ ”, when it was first …

4 days ago · The fact that OK has managed to maintain such a hold in our everyday language in the U.S. and far beyond the English-speaking world is impressive, to say the least. The late …

Aug 4, 2024 · “OK” was one of the first words to be broadcast in Morse codea sign of its importance in communication even in technical and military fields. Furthermore, “OK” is today …