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  • adverb African American Vernacular, slang All right.

Etymologies

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Contraction of all right.

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Examples

  • Degrading another movie, and bringin' an "aight" Movie, with Decent F/X Solid Acting, and Refreshing Perspective Storyline, whatnot, is not to say a fan of Sci-Fi appreciates the Genre, as it is, Fromage and aLL

    Battle: Los Angeles Set Photos | /Film 2009

  • So what about the word "aight," which seems to be increasingly popular?

    Alright Already! 2008

  • Being a printer/publisher who knows the value of economies of scale and the current prices of printing materials like paper, plates, and ink, I can assure you that an order of 16,425, though not big by international standards, is still "aight" in the RP.

    Doing Some Math 2008

  • Being a printer/publisher who knows the value of economies of scale and the current prices of printing materials like paper, plates, and ink, I can assure you that an order of 16,425, though not big by international standards, is still "aight" in the RP.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • So what about the word "aight," which seems to be increasingly popular?

    Alright Already! 2008

  • He responded with an, "aight" and then wet a 3 next time down the court.

    ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog 2009

  • "aight" trainer, but I made him an excellent trainer.

    Bossip.com 2009

  • And we can prove it beyond the fact that he constantly sings "Come On Eileen". aight "

    Laurie Kendrick 2009

  • Before the show, Roots drummer Questlove tweeted, "aight late night walkon song devotees: you love it when we snark: this next one takes the cake. ask around cause i aint tweeting title."

    Michele Bachmann Disappointed With NBC Apology For Roots Song On Jimmy Fallon 'Late Night' 2011

  • Yes | No | Report from BamaBoneCollector wrote 43 weeks 5 days ago aight thanks

    Shiny Reels 2009

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