all right

all right
1. interj. yes; okay.
□ All right. I’ll do it.
2. mod. for sure; for certain.
□ He’s the one who said it, all right.
□ I was there, all right.
3. mod. okay. (This is hyphenated before a nominal. Slang when used before a nominal.)
□ Wally is an all-right guy.
□ I’m all right.
□ We had an all-right time at your party.
4. exclam. That’s good!; Keep it up! (A general expression of approval, often cried out from the audience during a performance or at applause time. Usually All right! The right is drawn out and falling in pitch.)
□ After the last drumbeat, the entire audience exploded into a roaring “All right!”
□ “All right!” cried the crowd when they heard the announcement about the pay increase.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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