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okey

okey

3 9.7
Permission from someone in charge to start or do something
  • noun
  • /oʊˈki/
translation icon : aprobación

Examples

  • I would, if required, attempt cold-calling the attorney general of our state to persuade him of the splendor of the Niagara Hall when Diana, his daughter, finally gave the okey-dokey to her suitor, Ben.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The project received the okey from the board before moving forward.

  • After securing the necessary okey, they began the construction of the new facility.

  • She smiled and gave her okey to the proposal presented by her colleagues.

Synonyms

OK
vsokey
23 1.0

Permission from a person in charge to start something

is the same approval but differs in spelling or form
okay
vsokey
1 1.5

Official permission to proceed with something

is the same approval but presented with a different spelling
O.K.
vsokey
2.0

Permission from someone in charge to go ahead

is the same approval without punctuation in writing
okeh
vsokey
9.9

Formal approval that lets a plan or action start

is broader, serving as general official approval rather than only sign offs
oke
vsokey
  • Slang
9.9

Approval or permission to start

is the standard official approval with a more formal tone

Antonyms

refusal
122 1.4

An act of saying you will not accept or agree to something

disapproval
45 3.0

A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do

Idioms

okey dokey, artichokey
  • Informal
9.9

Say yes in a playful way

How Approved

authorization
  • Formal
36 4.1
permission
∞ 1.0
endorsement
161 3.6
okey
3 9.7
okay
1 1.5
approval
  • Formal
400 1.6

Surface Forms

okey singular
okeys plural

Etymology

The word okey comes from the familiar OK, which began in America in the 1800s as a playful short form of 'all correct' spelled as oll korrect. So okey now means a 'yes' or an official approval to go ahead.