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Old 20-Jul-2006, 15:07
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what's okey-dokey? I heard people say it several times but I dont know what does that mean~?
( i dont know if I spell it right)
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Hi, wml,
Yes, the spelling is OK. It means OK= satisfactory, good, correct. There are a lot of variants: Annie Oakley, Dokey, Kayo, oak, okay, okeh etc.
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Okey dokey is pretty common in British English.
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Old 23-Jul-2006, 16:26
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I think americans say it a lot too~
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It just a 2-word rhythmic sounding, informal variant of okay.

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