OK'ing

Variant of OK

OK definition

☆ OK or O.K. (ō kā′)

adjective, adverb, interjection

all right; correct(ly)

Etymology: orig. U.S. colloq.: first known use (March 23, 1839) by C. G. Greene, editor, in the Boston Morning Post, as if abbrev. for “oll korrect,” facetious misspelling of all correct; ? altered < Scot dial. och aye, ah yes, oh yes < Gael och, ah, oh + aye

noun pl. OK's or O.K.'s

approval; endorsement

transitive verb OK'd or O.K.'d, OK'ing or O.K.'ing

to put an OK on; approve; endorse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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