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A-OK
adjective
completely acceptable US, 1959
US Navy Captain Alan G. Shepard was widely credited for introducing the term to the general public during the first US space flight. Shepard later denied ever having said “A-OK”, insisting that he had been spelling out awkward – “AWK”.- That’s why George Romney enlisted and secured the support of all our [Rambler’s] employees in the new “A-OK Quality Workmanship” program. — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 34, 8 August 1961
- — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 6, 23 July 1961
- At Aragon [High School] the right word is “bo.” They also say “A-OK” at Aragon occasionally. — San Francisco Examiner, p. 8, 27 October 1963
- Big Ed said, “Uh, honey, these boys and your daughter have promised me that their behavior in the future will be A-OK.” — Dan Jenkins, Semi-Tough, p. 60, 1972
- He winked obscenely as he made a lopsided circle of A-OK with pudgy fingers shiny greasy with bar-be-que he was gnawing. — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), Airtight Willie and Me, p. 32, 1979
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