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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

in Ordnung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in ɔʁdnʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Okey-dokey/ˌoʊ.kiˈdoʊ.ki/
interjectionCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"In Ordnung, wir treffen uns morgen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As interjection
  1. 1

    Used to express cheerful assent, agreement, or acknowledgment.

    "Okey-dokey, I will have the report finished by this afternoon."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the United States in the early 20th century, 'okey-dokey' (often spelled 'okie-dokie') is an expressive reduplication of the common term 'okay'. The rhyming suffix was added playfully to emphasize cheerful agreement or acknowledgment, quickly embedding itself in casual English slang.

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