hunky-dory

(huŋkē dôrē)

adjective

Slang all right; fine

Origin: hunky (< U.S. local hunk, goal, home, as in the game of tag, hence safe place, all right < Du honk, a post, station, goal) + -dory < ?

See hunky-dory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Slang
Perfectly satisfactory; fine.

Origin:

Origin: Probably alteration of hunky, safe, all right

Origin: , from obsolete hunk, goal, home in a game

Origin: , from Dutch honk

Origin: , from Frisian hunk

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