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oll korrect

oll korrect

9.9
An old playful spelling of all right used like OK
  • idiom
  • Archaic
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  • In old newspapers, you might find the phrase oll korrect instead of 'OK'.

Examples

  • He ended the note with a cheerful 'oll korrect' to amuse his friend.

  • The meeting was oll korrect and went smoothly.

  • The president used oll korrect as a catchphrase during his campaign in the 1840s.

  • Everything is oll korrect with the plans!

  • He ended the note with a cheerful 'oll korrect' to amuse his friend.

  • In old newspapers, you might find the phrase oll korrect instead of 'OK'.

  • The president used oll korrect as a catchphrase during his campaign in the 1840s.

Synonyms

alright
vsoll korrect
  • Informal
247 5.1

Okay or good enough

is an older humorous alternate spelling of the same approving idea
kay
vsoll korrect
  • Informal
1 8.4

A short informal way to say okay

is an archaic playful spelling, used in writing rather than casual speech
OK
vsoll korrect
1 1.0

To show you agree or accept something

is an archaic playful spelling dating from early uses rather than the modern form
oke
vsoll korrect
  • Slang
9.9

Approval or permission to start

is an older humorous alternative spelling, not just a modern casual variant
oki
vsoll korrect
  • Texting
9.2

A short casual form of okay used in messages and chats

is an older humorous form originally used playfully in writing
okey-doke
vsoll korrect
  • Informal
8.2

A casual way to show you agree or that you understand

is an older playful spelling serving the same agreeing function historically
okey dokey, artichokey
vsoll korrect
  • Informal
9.9

Say yes in a playful way

is an older joking written form rather than a modern spoken joke
K
vsoll korrect
  • Texting
7.4

A short way to say okay in messages

is an older playful written form rather than a single-letter reply
k
vsoll korrect
  • Slang
8.7

A short informal reply meaning okay in messages

is an older playful spelling, not the minimal letter reply used online

Surface Forms

oll korrect main

Morphology

oll + korrect

This is a deliberate, humorous respelling of the compositional phrase 'all correct' (early form of 'OK'), so the overall meaning is directly derivable from the constituent words despite the nonstandard orthography. A B1 learner who knows 'all' and 'correct' (or can map the misspellings phonologically to those words) will readily infer the meaning, though the jokey spelling may initially look odd.

Etymology

Oll korrect is a joking old spelling of all correct that writers used in old American newspapers. People then took the first letters and wrote them as 'OK', so oll korrect became an early, playful way to show 'OK' or agreement.