dokey

Examples

• All

• Okey-dokey, if that's what he wants...

  Fiction book (1994)

• Whenever you say something to him, he grins like crazy and says, 'Okey-dokey.'

  Fiction book (1995)

• Okey-dokey, you are cleared for landing.

  Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

• Okey-dokey, here we go.

  Hannibal (2001)

• "Okey-dokey," he says.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Okey-dokey, go ahead.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Okey-dokey, thanks a bunch.

  Fiction book (1996)

• "Okey-dokey," Karl said.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Okey-dokey, dinner's ready!

  A Guy Thing (2003)

• Sure thing! Okey-dokey, let's get started on the project.

Synonyms

Y

yeah

vsdokey

• Informal

∞ 5.6

A casual way to say yes to show agreement

is the same casual acceptance but often used as an interjection

Y

yah

vsdokey

• Informal

140 8.7

A casual way to say yes or show that you agree

is broader informal acceptance rather than this brief form

A

alrighty

vsdokey

• Informal

19 8.7

To show you agree or are ready to begin

is focused on simple acceptance rather than readiness nuance

A

aight

vsdokey

• Slang

8 9.9

You say it to show agreement or acceptance

is the basic informal interjection without specific dialect flavor

Y

yeh

vsdokey

• Informal

8 9.7

A casual way to say yes or agree

is the fuller conversational acceptance rather than the short form

R

righto

vsdokey

• UK

4 8.2

A short informal word to show agreement or acceptance

is the modern casual acceptance without the quaint feel

O

okie

vsdokey

• Informal

4 9.0

A short informal word people say to show agreement

is the neutral casual way to accept or agree

K

kay

vsdokey

• Informal

1 8.4

A short informal way to say okay

is similar but used broadly as a casual interjection

O

OK

vsdokey

1 1.0

To show you agree or accept something

is the same informal acceptance but not tied to sentence position

Y

yeah-huh

vsdokey

• Informal

1 9.9

A short casual reply showing weak agreement or that you heard someone

is the general informal acknowledgement used in many contexts

O

okey-doke

vsdokey

• Informal

8.2

A casual way to show you agree or that you understand

is a general informal acceptance without extra playfulness

O

okey dokey, artichokey

vsdokey

• Informal

9.9

Say yes in a playful way

is plain informal acceptance rather than overtly playful

O

oki

vsdokey

• Texting

9.2

A short casual form of okay used in messages and chats

is the spoken informal acceptance used in speech as well

O

oke

vsdokey

• Slang

9.9

Approval or permission to start

is the simple informal acceptance without slang emphasis

K

k

vsdokey

• Slang

8.7

A short informal reply meaning okay in messages

is the spoken or written informal acceptance in full form

W

word

vsdokey

• Slang

9.9

An informal exclamation used to show agreement

is the plain informal acceptance without slang intensity

I

indeedy-doody

vsdokey

• Informal

9.9

A strong, playful way to say yes

is the simple acceptance without the heightened strength

How Strongly

yeah

• Informal

∞ 5.6

dokey

• Informal

22 9.9

uhhhh

• Informal

3 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology