- OK
- I. adverb or adjective or okay Etymology: abbreviation of oll korrect, facetious alteration of all correct Date: 1839 all right II. noun or okay Date: 1841 approval, endorsement III. transitive verb or okay (OK'd or okayed; OK'ing or okaying) Date: 1888 approve, authorize IV. abbreviation Oklahoma
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.