Meaning & use

mkay

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An informal, casual contraction of 'okay,' often used to signal mild agreement or closure to a conversation.

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'I'll meet you there at six.' 'Mkay, see you then.'

The teacher ended almost every instruction with a drawn-out 'mkay?'

A note on using this word

The spelling reflects a casual, clipped pronunciation of 'okay' and is common in informal texting and speech, popularized partly by the character Mr. Mackey in 'South Park.'

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