hunky dory

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(Redirected from hunkydory)
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hunky (“in good condition”, “safe and sound”) + dory (origin and meaning unknown)[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (RP) enPR: hŭng'kidôʹri, IPA: /ˌhʌŋkiˈdɔːɹi/, X-SAMPA: /%hVNki"dO:r\i/
  • Audio (US)
    		(file)

Adjective[edit]

hunky dory (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Satisfactory, fine.
    Now that I’ve found my missing book, everything’s hunky-dory again.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “ˌhunky-ˈdory, -ˈdorey” defined as a derived term of the adjective “hunky, a.¹”, listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=hunky_dory&oldid=20760489"