A variant spelling of 'okay,' used to express agreement, approval, or understanding.
A spelling variant of 'okay,' which gained popularity in the 1830s-1840s. The true origin of 'okay' is debated but likely stems from the Choctaw word 'okeh' or as an abbreviation for 'oll korrect' (humorous misspelling of 'all correct').
The story of 'okay' becoming a global word is wild—it's one of the few English words adopted by nearly every language on Earth, yet we still don't know its exact origin with certainty.
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