Meaning & use
okidoki
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Meanings
interjectioninformalhumorous
Used to agree to something or to say that you accept a suggestion in a cheerful, casual way.
Grammar: Stands alone as a response, often at the start of a reply: Okey-dokey, let's go.
Okey-dokey, I'll meet you at the station at six.
Can you send me the file today? Okey-dokey, no problem.
"We're having pizza tonight." "Okey-dokey!"
adjectivenot comparableinformalhumorous
Satisfactory or acceptable; used in a light, informal way to say that something is fine.
Grammar: Used after a linking verb like be or seem, not before a noun: Everything is okey-dokey.
Patterns
- be okey-dokey
Don't worry, everything is okey-dokey now.
The car is old, but it's still okey-dokey for short trips.
Common combinations
- okey-dokey then
- Okey-dokey then, let's start the meeting.
- everything is okey-dokey
- She checked the room and said everything was okey-dokey.
- okey-dokey, no problem
- Okey-dokey, no problem — I can do that for you.
Synonyms and how they differ
- OK
- Much more neutral and far more common; use OK in almost any situation, while okey-dokey sounds playful and informal.
- all right
- Similar in meaning but more neutral; it can also express annoyance, which okey-dokey does not.
- sure
- Shows willing agreement and is more neutral; okey-dokey adds a cheerful, slightly childish tone.
Word family
- OK interjection
- The standard, neutral way to agree or say something is acceptable.
Commonly confused: okidoki or okey-doke?
okidoki vs okey-doke
A very similar informal variant, but shorter; both mean the same, though okey-dokey is more common.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'okey-dokey' in a natural way?
Choose one answer.
Okey-dokey works as a standalone response meaning 'all right', so option B fits. Option A fails because it cannot be used before a noun as an adjective in that way, and C and D use it as a verb or adverb, which is not standard.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “okidoki”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.