hunky-dory
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈhʌŋki ˈdɔri/
- Informal
:
todo bien
- So if we can just fix that old human nature thing, everything will be just hunky-dory.
- things are hunky-dory
- life is hunky-dory
- just hunky-dory
But not all is hunky Dory.
- But not all is hunky Dory.
Examples
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And everything was hunky-dory until my last night of vacation.
Blog text (4) -
Clinton and Congress went along with the changes, and everything was hunky-dory.
Blog text (13) -
I just want to make sure everything was hunky-dory.
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I just wanted it to look hunky-dory.
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Things ought to be hunky-dory.
Academic text (2002) -
"You take my word for it, Les, things are going to be hunky-dory one day for all of us again."
Fiction book (1992) -
Aside from that unfortunate business, everything is hunky-dory.
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She'll be right as rain in no time, and everything's hunky-dory.
Blog text (8) -
Reporter #3: Alan Greenspan says the economy is hunky-dory.
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I'm feeling great today; everything is hunky-dory!
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In good enough condition so no one needs to worry
∞
1.0
Feeling healthy or good enough to use
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2.8
Acceptable and good enough for the situation
188
7.0
Very good and impressive
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3.0
Better than expected and quite good
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1.0
Good enough but not very good
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6.7
Very good and impressive
5
8.8
To say that something is very good or pleasant, often in a sarcastic way to mean the opposite
Everything is in very good order and working well
Very good and impressive
People use it in Britain to say something is very good
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word hunky-dory is a cheerful old American rhyme made of hunky and dory, and people tell different stories about where it came from. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the two words as a happy pair that means 'everything is fine'.