Hunky-dory You might use this in response to a question about how your day is going. This is the British slang phrase for alright or OK.
Tickety-boo – means OK and may have originated from a Hindi word meaning everything is fine. It's one of those nice-sounding words you will hear when someone wants to express everything is going exceptionally well.
Firstly, it's important to note that we usually see “yeah no” rather than “yes no”. This is because “yeah” is over 9 times more common than “yes” in spoken British English.
yes: Yeah, I agree. (Definition of yeah from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
“OK” is recorded by the major dictionaries as an Americanism from the 1830s. My Victorian-era-born grandparents (1882–1982) were already using it in their preteens — both in the UK and in Imperial China! Lots of their contemporaries were also using it in both places.
On this page you'll find 221 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to okay, such as: all right, approved, correct, fair, fine, and good.
“OK” most likely is an abbreviation, but not of “okay.” The most common explanation for the origin of “OK” is that it came from an intentional misspelling of “all correct.” In the early 19th century, people started spelling it phonetically, as “oll korrect,” as a joke.
1- Gorgeous This is another common way to describe an attractive female in Britain. If 2- Fit This is probably the most popular slang term in the UK for an attractive female. If you hear a guy say that a girl is “fit,” he's definitely into her and thinks she's hot.
oi in British English
(ɔɪ ) exclamation. 1. British. a cry used to attract attention, esp in an aggressive way.
'Howay' is popular in the north east of England and means 'let's go' or 'come on'. 'Ta' is another way of saying 'thank you'. 'Cheers' is usually said as a toast when you raise your glasses to celebrate, but it also means 'thank you'.
Other colloquial variations of all right include a'ight, 'ight, a-ight, all meant to point back to the original all right. Like the original all right, ight can be an interjection expressing affirmation, assent, or enthusiasm, à la OK, e.g., Ight, I'll you meet you there. or You got the tickets to the concert! Ight!
Should You Use OK or Okay in Formal Writing? As above, these spellings are both fine. Neither is more “formal” than the other. And the choice between them is a matter of preference, so just use whichever version you like more.
There's no difference between OK and okay. The older term, OK, (possibly) derived from an abbreviation for an intentional misspelling of “all correct.” The terms are both standard English. For extremely formal writing, always consult the relevant style guide.
The year was 1839, and among writerly folk, abbreviations were all the rage (think LOLZ, OMG or NBD today). "This trend," Good continues, "produced many unsuccessful terms such as OW—an OK-like term for “oll wright” (all right) that flopped."
Before 1839, English speakers had "yes", "good", "fine", "excellent", "satisfactory", and "all right". What OK provided that the others did not was neutrality, a way to affirm or to express agreement without having to offer an opinion.
I don't care is often rude in British English. We'd say 'I don't mind'. So what do you want for dinner? Spaghetti or an omelette?
Yh is an abbreviation. It means “yeah”. Some people use this when they are sending messages to one another. Yh is informal.