OK

AND okay

1. interj. accepted; agreed. (Initialism. This may be originally from a jocular oll kerrect.)

□ OK, I’ll do it.

□ You want me to lend you $100? Okay.

□ So, he said, like, “okay,” and, like, I go “okay.” So we both go “Okay.” Okay?

2. mod. acceptable.

□ Fred is an OK guy.

□ This cake is okay, but not what I would call first rate.

3. mod. acceptably.

□ She ran okay—nothing spectacular.

□ They usually do it okay.

4. n. (someone’s) acceptance.

□ I won’t give the final okay until I see the plans.

□ We got her OK and went on with the job.

5. tv. to approve something.

□ She refused to okay our plans.

□ Please OK this bill so I can pay it.