Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Perfectly all right.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
A-okay .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in perfect condition or order
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Examples
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He has spoken out about the same abuses of power by the Bushies that were A-OK with Diane and her fellow RINO Joe Lieberman.
Feinstein’s O.K. With Panetta at C.I.A. - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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He has spoken out about the same abuses of power by the Bushies that were A-OK with Diane and her fellow RINO Joe Lieberman.
Feinstein’s O.K. With Panetta at C.I.A. - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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To make the gesture, players form the 'A-OK' sign over both eyes to form "goggles" with their thumbs and forefingers, and to denote the change in the score stick the other three fingers up in the air.
College Basketball's Big-Play Goggles Darren Everson 2011
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As though bouncing about on springs, Clark (Eddie Redmayne) is A-OK with being a lowly assistant to the film's director, actor Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh); he just wants to break into show business.
Felice Arenas: Williams Has Same 'Hunger as Monroe,' Says My Week With Marilyn Director Felice Arenas 2011
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As though bouncing about on springs, Clark (Eddie Redmayne) is A-OK with being a lowly assistant to the film's director, actor Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh); he just wants to break into show business.
Felice Arenas: Williams Has Same 'Hunger as Monroe,' Says My Week With Marilyn Director Felice Arenas 2011
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Where our Constitution was spat upon by our leaders who were supposed to uphold it, and lying, cheating, and stealing -- anything to dupe the American people and win -- was rewarded, not only as A-OK but as good morality and high values.
Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: Shame on Anyone Who Doesn't Vote! Beth Arnold 2010
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To be a Mexican in the United States, Obama assured, would now be A-OK.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Ah, so, covering only ONE FIFTH of the land surface area of an ENTIRE US STATE — even “a small one” — with glass, concrete, metal, and (possibly) “little blue cells”, is A-OK with you?
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Let's say you assured your readers that behavior that would get you "brought up on sexual harassment charges if you are ahigh school teacher" in the United States "is expected, welcomed, and A-OK" in Thailand clubs.
Angus Johnston: Professor Behind Thai Sex Tourism Site Digs Himself Deeper Angus Johnston 2010
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As though bouncing about on springs, Clark (Eddie Redmayne) is A-OK with being a lowly assistant to the film's director, actor Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh); he just wants to break into show business.
Felice Arenas: Williams Has Same 'Hunger as Monroe,' Says My Week With Marilyn Director Felice Arenas 2011
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