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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

A-OK

English answer:

Abbreviation for "All (Is) OK"

Added to glossary by Will Matter
Aug 31, 2006 22:35
17 yrs ago
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English term

AOK

English Other Linguistics idiomatic use
"Everything looks AOK to me"

Maybe this is too simple a question, but what does AOK (well, A in AOK) stand for?

thanks
Responses
4 +6 All Is OK
5 +1 all (equipment) okay
3 +1 absolutely okay

Responses

+6
15 mins
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All Is OK

This expression (which was originally an acronym) has its origins in United States military usage. I don't know if it was the Marines, the Army, the Navy or the Air Force but the origin is military and this is what it stands for. HTH.
Reference:

http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=AOK&string=exact

Peer comment(s):
agree Joe L : And this one probably makes the most sense of all.
19 mins
Thanks. My maternal grandfather was a Colonel in the U.S. Army (33 years of active duty) & my father (Will Matter, Sr.) was a Sergeant in the U.S. Marines (deceased). I know military lingo when it comes my way & the reference helps to support my opinion.
agree Brie Vernier : Yes, this is clearly what asker's context refers to.
57 mins
Thank you, Brie.
agree Alfa Trans (X)
7 hrs
Thank you.
agree alen botica (X) : http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/AOK
12 hrs
Hvala puno.
agree Alp Berker
13 hrs
Tesekkur ederim
neutral Refugio : No "is", just all okay
1 day 1 hr
OK. Thank you.
agree Sophia Finos (X)
1 day 3 hrs
Efharisto ;0)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thank you!"
+1
2 mins

absolutely okay

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-08-31 22:43:50 GMT)
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Lots of meanings in fact but here is the history:

http://www.answers.com/topic/a-ok
Peer comment(s):
agree Joe L : "Lots of meanings"? I must be getting old. I only know this one. Something else with a good double entendre, perhaps???
30 mins
agree Anton Baer : Origin is one thing, current meaning another. It means more that 'all is okay." Perfectly all right' is another variant...
2 hrs
disagree Refugio : "A" does not stand for "absolutely".
7 hrs
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+1
43 mins

all (equipment) okay

A-ok is from the early NASA program; it stands for all equipment OK, as in perfect working order.

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Note added at 46 mins (2006-08-31 23:22:29 GMT)
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Introduced into the American vocabulary by John A. "Shorty" Powers public affairs officer for NASA in the early 1960s during Project Mercury.
Peer comment(s):
agree JaneTranslates : Yes! Brings back memories of Alan Shepard's first space flight and the awe of watching it at school (a TV! in the school!). AOK, for all OK, was NASA slang before "all systems green" and "all systems go."
5 hrs
Thanks, Jane!
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