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Old 01-15-2017, 07:20 PM   #761
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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8 View Post
Then how did the word "okay" originate? I have been under the impression (doesn't mean that I was correct, of course) that "O.K." was short for "okay."

Not OK.

Okay doesn't turn up until 1895, the OED just has it as a different form (transliteration).
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